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kiboshenUK
ki·bosh K0053600 (kī′bŏsh′, kī-bŏsh′)n. Informal A check, end, or stop: The rain put the kibosh on our plans.
[Originally in early 19th century colloquial to put the kibosh upon, to castigate, overwhelm (a person or political party such as the British Whigs, who were criticized for failing to outlaw flogging in the military), perhaps originally meaning simply "to flog," and from alteration (perhaps in imitation of a cracking whip) of kurbash.]kibosh (ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ) or kyboshnput the kibosh on to put a stop to; prevent from continuing; haltvb (tr) to put a stop to[C19: of unknown origin]ki•bosh (ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ)
n. Slang. nonsense. Idioms: put the kibosh on, to put an end to. [1830–40; of obscure orig.] kibosh
Past participle: kiboshed
Gerund: kiboshing
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| I kibosh | | you kibosh | | he/she/it kiboshes | | we kibosh | | you kibosh | | they kibosh |
| Preterite |
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| I kiboshed | | you kiboshed | | he/she/it kiboshed | | we kiboshed | | you kiboshed | | they kiboshed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am kiboshing | | you are kiboshing | | he/she/it is kiboshing | | we are kiboshing | | you are kiboshing | | they are kiboshing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have kiboshed | | you have kiboshed | | he/she/it has kiboshed | | we have kiboshed | | you have kiboshed | | they have kiboshed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was kiboshing | | you were kiboshing | | he/she/it was kiboshing | | we were kiboshing | | you were kiboshing | | they were kiboshing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had kiboshed | | you had kiboshed | | he/she/it had kiboshed | | we had kiboshed | | you had kiboshed | | they had kiboshed |
| Future |
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| I will kibosh | | you will kibosh | | he/she/it will kibosh | | we will kibosh | | you will kibosh | | they will kibosh |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have kiboshed | | you will have kiboshed | | he/she/it will have kiboshed | | we will have kiboshed | | you will have kiboshed | | they will have kiboshed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be kiboshing | | you will be kiboshing | | he/she/it will be kiboshing | | we will be kiboshing | | you will be kiboshing | | they will be kiboshing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been kiboshing | | you have been kiboshing | | he/she/it has been kiboshing | | we have been kiboshing | | you have been kiboshing | | they have been kiboshing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been kiboshing | | you will have been kiboshing | | he/she/it will have been kiboshing | | we will have been kiboshing | | you will have been kiboshing | | they will have been kiboshing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been kiboshing | | you had been kiboshing | | he/she/it had been kiboshing | | we had been kiboshing | | you had been kiboshing | | they had been kiboshing |
| Conditional |
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| I would kibosh | | you would kibosh | | he/she/it would kibosh | | we would kibosh | | you would kibosh | | they would kibosh |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have kiboshed | | you would have kiboshed | | he/she/it would have kiboshed | | we would have kiboshed | | you would have kiboshed | | they would have kiboshed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  kibosh - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"block, halt, stopembargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" |
TranslationskiboshenUK
kibosh1. noun A stop to or a check on something. Used almost exclusively in the phrase "put the kibosh on (something)." The boss finally put the kibosh on our two-hour lunch meetings.2. verb To put a stop to something or check it in some way. You'd better kibosh that nonsense before it gets you in trouble.put the kibosh on (something)To impede, spoil, or prevent something from happening or continuing. News of unrest in the area really put the kibosh on our plans to vacation there. The manager put the kibosh on our staff party, saying it would cost too much.See also: kibosh, on, putput the kibosh on someone or somethingFig. to squelch someone or something; to veto someone or someone's plans. I hate to put the kibosh on Randy, but he isn't doing what he is supposed to. Your comments put the kibosh on the whole project.See also: kibosh, on, putput the kibosh onRestrain or check something, as in The rain put the kibosh on our beach party, or The boss put the kibosh on the whole project. The word kibosh has been used in English since the first half of the 1800s and its origin is unknown. See also: kibosh, on, putput the kibosh on something INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONEDIf someone or something puts the kibosh on something, they prevent it from happening, continuing, or being successful. The export boom has also put the kibosh on the old belief that our economy is relatively self-sufficient. He refused to lend them the paintings, effectively putting the kibosh on the gallery's plans for the exhibition. Note: The origin of this expression is uncertain, but some people think that `kibosh' may come from Yiddish. See also: kibosh, on, put, somethingput the kibosh on put an end to; thwart the plans of. informal The meaning and origin of kibosh is uncertain. ‘Put the kye-bosk on her’ is used by ‘a pot-boy’ in Charles Dickens's Sketches by Boz ( 1836 ).See also: kibosh, on, putput the ˈkibosh on something (old-fashioned, informal) stop something from happening: Melissa’s parents put the kibosh on her plans for a big party at her house on her birthday.See also: kibosh, on, put, somethingkibosh (ˈkɑɪbɑʃ and kəˈbɑʃ)1. tv. to end something; to squelch something. Please don’t try to kibosh the scheme this time. 2. n. the end; the final blow; the thing that terminates something. (see also put the kibosh on something.) They thought the kibosh was overdone. put the kibosh on something tv. to squelch something. The mayor put the kibosh on the whole deal. See also: kibosh, on, put, somethingkiboshenUK
Related to kibosh: put the kibosh onSynonyms for kiboshverb stop from happening or developingSynonymsRelated Words- embargo
- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
- stay
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