put the kibosh on
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Even at that, a federal study on physical education in the 1920s put the kibosh on girls basketball in some areas of the state.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
His former associates, however, have other ideas; and when Samir is forced to put the kibosh on one of them, his only remaining option is to flee.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
“He would run two, three, four different scenarios by me, and I would put the kibosh on him until we finally said, ‘Yes, this one,’ ” Payne noted.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
However, the 2023 independent review board put the kibosh on that, finding that this mission cannot be accomplished in the needed time frame for the available budget.
From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2023
A long stretch of low, overcast skies at Cape Canaveral put the kibosh on two more scheduled launches, on January 20 and February 12,1962.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
