put the kibosh on (something)

old-fashioned, informal

to prevent something that is planned from happening.

The rain put the kibosh on our plans for a picnic.

• not miss a beat
• not miss a trick
• not move a muscle
• not much to look at
• Not on your life!
• Not on your nelly!
• not out of the woods
• not pull any punches
• not put a foot wrong
• not put it past
• not put it past someone
• not room to swing a cat
• not say boo
• not see for dust
• not see someone for dust
• not see the forest for the trees
• not see the wood for the trees
• not set the world on fire
• not sit well
• not sit well with
• not sit well with someone
• not sleep a wink
• not someone's cup of tea
• not stand for it
• not stand the sight of