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Meanings of put the kibosh in English

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Usage of put the kibosh in English
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Serious Materials' QuietHome doors seek to put the kibosh on sound dissipation.
Wired
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Adm. Smith apparently put the kibosh on the funding the project, however.
Wired
3
Their presence before June 7th could put the kibosh on it entirely.
The Irish Times
4
So it was you kids put the kibosh on Gus Megget.
Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains
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But meanwhile, we're out to put the kibosh on this smuggling.
The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty
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But Al Gore was Live Earth's coproducer, and put the kibosh on this.
Year Zero
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In this case, Garrison had put the kibosh on a major project of Apple's.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
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Then higher rates will not necessarily put the kibosh on the stock market rally.
Reuters
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His flower seeds have evidently put the kibosh on the man in the mackinaw.
The Shagganappi
10
Taylor's new bodyguard friend quickly put the kibosh on that.
Just the Sexiest Man Alive
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They of course, may or may not put the kibosh on Musk's autonomous ambitions.
Wired
12
Working two jobs had a tendency to put the kibosh on any social life.
Calamity jayne
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The internet has put the kibosh on that particular kick.
The Irish Times
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Did that put the kibosh on the gig?
The Irish Times
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The city of Weston, Fla. put the kibosh of three things: nightclubs, dance halls, and skating rinks.
Ebony
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The pull-out has put the kibosh on a HBO special which was to be filmed in Vienna.
The Irish Times
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United States of America
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