kibosh

• Verbe familier signifiant mettre fin à quelque chose, l'arrêter ou le faire échouer, souvent de manière brusque ou décisive.

A verb used to indicate the act of putting an end to, stopping, or thwarting something, often abruptly or decisively.

1. Stop or preventC1informal

   To put an end to something; to prevent something from happening or developing.

   mettre un terme à

   • The rain put the kibosh on our picnic plans.
   • The manager kiboshed the proposal before it could be discussed.
   • They tried to kibosh the project due to budget cuts.

   Synonymesblockcheckcurbendfoilhaltquashscotchsquelchstopsuppressthwartveto

   Antonymesadvanceaidallowassistenableencouragefacilitatefosterfurtherpermitpromotesupport