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putting the kibosh on

putting the kibosh on is the present participle and gerund 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 putting the kibosh on

What is putting the kibosh on the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the kibosh on is the present participle and gerund of put the kibosh on.

Words near putting the kibosh on in the dictionary

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

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