ki‧bosh/ˈkaɪbɒʃ $ -bɑːʃ/ noun put the kibosh on something old-fashioned informal to stop a plan, idea etc from developing SYN ruin
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS VERB put ▪ The collapse of the junk-bond market has put the kibosh on a management buy-out of Wickes, an engineering and home-furnishings company.