put the kibosh on
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Barkley seemingly put the kibosh on that notion when he said a pilot TNT taped was “just stupid stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times
This may explain how a handful of homeowner groups put the kibosh on a 16-mile above-ground rail line across the west San Fernando Valley back in the early 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times
The McConnell minority's ability to put the kibosh on laws was merely a teaser for their most radical and influential strategy.
From Salon
Trump's impending lame duck status was illustrated pretty clearly in the aforementioned pre-holiday crisis when he was more or less out of the loop while his best pal, Elon Musk, put the kibosh on the deal that Johnson had negotiated with the Democrats and all hell broke loose.
From Salon
On Tuesday, Rogan said that Harris' campaign put the kibosh on certain topics during a potential interview, which led him to decline.
From Salon
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