put the kibosh on

idiom

informal

: to stop or end (something) : to prevent (something) from happening or continuing

His mother put the kibosh on his smoking habit.

Examples of put the kibosh on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The frequent demands on a compromised and beholden company to perform the patronage function local government used to provide before courts put the kibosh on the practice. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025

Part of the chaotic stretch was when the Goodmans’ neighborhood subdivision sued them for running a commercial business out of their backyard, which temporarily put the kibosh on them selling their home. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025

Rashford and his corner don’t believe that signing Williams will be an obstacle that puts the kibosh on the England international’s Camp Nou dream. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Ascension to the chairmanship may have put the kibosh on that routine: Powell now has a security detail. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

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