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put on the kibosh

put on the kibosh verb: to put the kibosh on something; to bring an end to something.

Verb

put on the kibosh (third-person singular simple present puts on the kibosh, present participle putting on the kibosh, simple past and past participle put on the kibosh)

  1. To put the kibosh on something; to bring an end to something.

Forms of put on the kibosh

third-person singular presentputs on the kibosh
present participleputting on the kibosh
past participleput on the kibosh
pastput on the kibosh

Questions about put on the kibosh

What does put on the kibosh mean?
Put on the kibosh means to put the kibosh on something; to bring an end to something.
What part of speech is put on the kibosh?
Put on the kibosh is a verb.
What is the past tense of put on the kibosh?
The past tense of put on the kibosh is put on the kibosh.

Words near put on the kibosh in the dictionary

  1. put on one's pants one leg at a time
  2. put on one's trousers one leg at a time
  3. put on the block
  4. put on the brakes
  5. put on the dog
  6. put on the kibosh
  7. put on the long finger
  8. put on the map
  9. put on the pounds
  10. put on the red light
  11. put on the ritz

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