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kibosh

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kibosh
noun informal
□ put the kibosh on
his boss put the kibosh on the deal:
put a stop to, check, curb, stop, halt, bring to an end, put an end to, nip in the bud, quash, block, cancel, scotch, thwart, frustrate, prevent, quell, suppress;
informal squelch, put paid to, scupper, spike, stymie.