kybosh
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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That might restrict the ability to do global trade deals but - as she puts it - she doesn't want to "kybosh" trade with the EU.
From BBC
Putting a kybosh on their future equivalents, too.
From The Guardian
Newspaper sales on Sunday proved to be a much more pedestrian affair, with the failure of Mark Cavendish to win a gold medal in the men's cycling road race possibly putting the kybosh on any potential sales boost.
From The Guardian
Steven Fletcher appeared to kybosh his international career by text message in February when he refused a call-up to play for Scotland, after a prolonged brouhaha with manager Craig Levein.
From The Guardian
If you chose to hit the trail— You're a sport with ideas, Bill, and you might think up one to put the kybosh on us.
From Project Gutenberg
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