"put the kibosh on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put the kibosh on.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts the kibosh on [present, singular, third-person], putting the kibosh on [participle, present], put the kibosh on [participle, past], put the kibosh on [past]
Etymology: See kibosh. Etymology templates: {{m|en|kibosh}} kibosh Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the kibosh on}} put the kibosh on (third-person singular simple present puts the kibosh on, present participle putting the kibosh on, simple past and past participle put the kibosh on)
  1. (slang, transitive) To halt, stop, or squelch. Tags: slang, transitive

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