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How to pronounce kibosh
“kibosh” pronunciation in American and British English
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“kibosh” in real sentences
38 clips in the index · 3 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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put the kibosh on hang gliding for a while.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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COVID put the kibosh on a lot of things.
Intelligence Squared
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same kind of thing, and you guys put the kibosh on it?
State Department
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prosecuting this, that's when the legislature put the kibosh on the whole thing.
The 92nd Street Y
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