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puts the kibosh on

puts the kibosh on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the kibosh on.

Meaning of put the kibosh on

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To halt, stop, or squelch.
    • Someone really needs to go put the kibosh on that noisy party.

Questions about puts the kibosh on

What is puts the kibosh on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts the kibosh on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put the kibosh on.

Words near puts the kibosh on in the dictionary

  1. puts the frighteners on someone
  2. puts the genie back in the bottle
  3. puts the hammer down
  4. puts the heat on
  5. puts the herd on someone
  6. puts the kibosh on
  7. puts the kybosh on
  8. puts the last hand to
  9. puts the lid on
  10. puts the lie to
  11. puts the make on

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