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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Six years ago, ESPN Chair Jimmy Pitaro put the kibosh on the journalists wading into the political fray on the company’s platforms, which happened frequently during Donald Trump’s term in the White House.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The mayor also put the kibosh on a section of the law limiting the use of restraints during detainee transport.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
Thursday Thanksgiving dinners, a tradition that started with former owner Jim Tarbell and ran for about 30 years before COVID put the kibosh on it.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
In the mid-20th century, psilocybin was classified as a Schedule I substance in the U.S. — which put the kibosh on research.
—Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The mayor also put the kibosh on a section of the law limiting the use of restraints during detainee transport.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
Thursday Thanksgiving dinners, a tradition that started with former owner Jim Tarbell and ran for about 30 years before COVID put the kibosh on it.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
In the mid-20th century, psilocybin was classified as a Schedule I substance in the U.S. — which put the kibosh on research.
—Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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