Kibosh Meaning in English

word

US

[kaɪˈbɑʃ]

ky-BOSH

UK

kˈɪbɒʃ

KI-bosh

परिभाषा

To stop, block, or ruin something, often by putting an end to a plan or idea. Usually used in the phrase 'put the kibosh on' something.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Kibosh' is mostly informal and almost always appears as 'put the kibosh on' (meaning 'put a stop to'). Rarely used outside this phrase in modern English. It’s never used as a verb by itself.

• Spanish: poner fin - frustrar - arruinar los planes
• Portuguese (BR): acabar com - impedir - frustrar planos
• Portuguese (PT): acabar com - impedir - frustrar planos
• Chinese (Simplified): 终止 (阻碍计划) - 阻挠
• Chinese (Traditional): 終止 (阻礙計劃) - 阻撓
• Hindi: समाप्त करना - रोक देना - योजनाओं पर पानी फेर देना
• Arabic: وضع حد - إفساد الخطط
• Bengali: অবসান - বাধা
• Russian: конец - запрет - прекращение
• Japanese: 中止 - 打ち切り
• Vietnamese: chấm dứt - ngăn cản
• Korean: 끝장 - 중단
• Turkish: son - engel - durdurma
• Urdu: پابندی - روک دینا
• Indonesian: menghentikan - membatalkan

उदाहरण वाक्य

They put the kibosh on our vacation plans.

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The rain put the kibosh on the picnic.

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My parents put a kibosh on my idea to stay out late.

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His bad attitude really put the kibosh on the whole project.

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Just when we thought everything was set, the boss put the kibosh on our proposal.

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If the new law passes, it could put the kibosh on affordable housing in the city.

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