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Definition: To put the kibosh on
Kibosh
\Ki"bosh\, n.
1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of
carved stonework to intensify the shadows.
To put the kibosh on, to dispose of; to squelch; to
terminate; put an end to; to do for. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]