noun
- something that serves as a check or stop
Usage: informal
Examples
- The rain put the kibosh on our picnic plans.
- Budget cuts put the kibosh on the new program.
- Her parents put the kibosh on her late-night party.
- The injury put the kibosh on his athletic career.
- New regulations could put the kibosh on the project.
- The scandal put the kibosh on his political ambitions.