kybosh

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The right plan would be to put the complete kybosh (if I may use the expression) on your chances of becoming an alderman.

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  • Word 'round the auctionhouse campfire is that the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration is attempting to put the kybosh on a planned sale of many General Motors Heritage Collection vehicles this weekend. —  Autoblog
  • Untitled 1007 / 08 as putting the kybosh on the debate ( "Henson's work has been assessed by the Classification Board … and it didn't break the law"), as if the Classification Board had miraculously mutated into a court of law. —  the art life
  • Moreover, I have by this point pretty much put the kybosh on any successful application anyway, what with my having left the path of higher ed employment. —  What Now?
  • We don't know if Hulu will be able to put the kybosh on an overall RSS reader application, which we're hoping is beyond they're boundaries, but we'll also be interested to see perhaps a more polished version that Boxee says will be released March 24. —  Electronic House Recently Filed
  • Kotaku has been pursuing reports that the DSi might contain new anti-piracy software that appears to put the kybosh on bootleg DS games. hardware update are beginning to appear around t'internet, though no official announcement of new anti-piracy measures have been made. —  Pocket Gamer | www.pocketgamer.co.uk | Latest additions
 

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