kibosh
Only used in put on the kibosh and put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrainsOnly used in put on the kibosh and put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
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» Don't put the kibosh on me.
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(slang, uncountable)Only used in put on the kibosh and put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
(UK, obsolete, rare, slang, uncountable)Bosh, nonsense.
(UK, obsolete, rare, slang, uncountable)Chiefly preceded by the: fashion, style.
Examples
4 sentencesDon't put the kibosh on me.
She put the kibosh on that.
Tom put the kibosh on the idea.
Oh, fiddlesticks. It's raining heavily now. That's put the kibosh on our plans for this afternoon.
deAch, Mist! Es schüttet jetzt. Unsere Pläne für heute Nachmittag sind damit geplatzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The origin of the noun is uncertain; the following etymologies have been suggested: PossiThe origin of the noun is uncertain; the following etymologies have been suggested:
Possibly a variant of bosh (“nonsense”).
Origin unknown.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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