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.
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Various reports have already indicated that Amazon has already put the kibosh on select orders out of China amid a potential decoupling in U.S.-China relations, while specialty discount retailer Five Below has asked vendors to suspend products exiting the country.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
But by the 1950s, the explosion of exciting, free-standing restaurants of individual excellence helped put the kibosh on impersonal hotel dining rooms as dreary alternatives.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Separately, breastfeeding typically entails high levels of a hormone called prolactin, which can put the kibosh on ovulation (and periods)—generally a helpful measure for avoiding pregnancy right after giving birth.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act that put the kibosh on so many models’ eligibility also extended them to commercial fleets (which in this case includes automakers’ captive financing arms) that are allowed to claim the tax credit without limitations and pass all or part of it along to lessees.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
But by the 1950s, the explosion of exciting, free-standing restaurants of individual excellence helped put the kibosh on impersonal hotel dining rooms as dreary alternatives.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Separately, breastfeeding typically entails high levels of a hormone called prolactin, which can put the kibosh on ovulation (and periods)—generally a helpful measure for avoiding pregnancy right after giving birth.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act that put the kibosh on so many models’ eligibility also extended them to commercial fleets (which in this case includes automakers’ captive financing arms) that are allowed to claim the tax credit without limitations and pass all or part of it along to lessees.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Put the kibosh on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20the%20kibosh%20on. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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