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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Details were predictably rehashed during pregame coverage of the Sugar Bowl, although On3 reported that ESPN put the kibosh on Kiffin’s request to appear in the broadcast booth during the game.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The network put the kibosh on this story for inexplicable reasons.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
But, Cohen has repeatedly put the kibosh on that possibility.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Approximately 55 million viewers watched a tatterdemalion Kinney put the kibosh on the Sooners’ title hopes—a Thanksgiving TV turnout that the NFL has yet to duplicate.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The network put the kibosh on this story for inexplicable reasons.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
But, Cohen has repeatedly put the kibosh on that possibility.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Approximately 55 million viewers watched a tatterdemalion Kinney put the kibosh on the Sooners’ title hopes—a Thanksgiving TV turnout that the NFL has yet to duplicate.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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