kibosh
kibosh /ˈkaɪˌbɑʃ/ nghĩa là sự chặn lại, sự ngăn cản
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Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
Once or twice triumphant memories of the earlier incidents nerve his face for awhile. "I put the ky-bosh on his little game," he remarks.
The right plan would be to put the complete kybosh (if I may use the expression) on your chances of becoming an alderman.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Gob, that puts the bloody kybosh on it if old sloppy eyes is mucking up the show.