put the kibosh on

phrase

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

But, according to multiple people familiar with the effort, Stabenow and other Stevens allies quickly put the kibosh on any attempt to remove Stevens. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

The exorbitant cost of the trip and her entourage’s hard-partying antics would put the kibosh on any future US tours for Margaret. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026

At various points in its history, executives contemplated a tie-up with sister company CNN (executives at the cable news channel are said to have put the kibosh on that quickly) or selling it outright. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026

Best Picture With apologies to Hamnet, losing at BAFTA likely puts the kibosh on the Tudor tearjerker’s Best Picture hopes. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026

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