put the kibosh on
Example Sentences
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Barkley seemingly put the kibosh on that notion when he said a pilot TNT taped was “just stupid stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times
This may explain how a handful of homeowner groups put the kibosh on a 16-mile above-ground rail line across the west San Fernando Valley back in the early 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times
Erica Donald, Aaron’s wife of four years and mother of two children, did her best to put the kibosh on such speculation in a 16-second video Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
All these factors, taken together, should be enough to put the kibosh on dreams of a society-transforming intergenerational wealth transfer.
From Seattle Times
Even at that, a federal study on physical education in the 1920s put the kibosh on girls basketball in some areas of the state.
From Seattle Times
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