30 January 2016
kibosh
[kahy-bosh, ki-bosh]
noun, Informal.
1. nonsense.
Idioms
2. put the kibosh on, to put an end to; squelch; check:
Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career.
Origin of kibosh
1830-1840; of obscure origin
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Contemporary Examples
But in April, a few months after she turned 40, she seemingly put the kibosh on any talk of plastic surgery.
Portia de Rossi’s New Look Spooks ‘Arrested Development’ Fans
Nina Strochlic
May 28, 2013
The sum total of these moves seem aimed at putting the kibosh on diplomacy.
How Not To Negotiate With Iran
Ali Gharib
May 28, 2013
Jaczko had largely put the kibosh on both, most significantly by ending research at Yucca Mountain.
Nuclear Commission Gregory Jaczko Calls It Quits
Daniel Stone
May 20, 2012
It was Plant who kiboshed the proposed Led Zep reunion tour in 2007.
Songfacts – Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On
Today’s quote
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
– Nelson Mandela
On this day
30 January 1648 – signing of the Peace of Munster, between the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Spain and was officially ratified on the 15 May 1648. This treaty was the first in a series of peace treaties known as the Peace of Westphalia which paved the way for the modern sovereign state. The second being the Treaty of Munster and the Treaty of Osnabrück, both signed on 24 October 1648.
30 January 1882 – birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), who was a member of the Democratic Party and became the 32nd President of the USA. He is the only president to serve four consecutive terms. FDR served from 4 March 1933 until his death on 12 April 1945. In 1921, FDR contracted polio, which left him paralysed from the waist down.
30 January 1948 – assassination of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi by a Hindu nationalist opposed to the partitioning of India, who believed Gandhi was favouring the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. Gandhi led the campaign for Indian independence from British rule through non-violent disobedience. Born 2 October 1869.
30 January 1972 – ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Derry, Northern Ireland when 26 unarmed protesters were shot by British soldiers, killing 13 instantly, with a 14th dying some months later from his injuries. Seventeen were injured. John Lennon recorded a song about the incident, entitled ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday‘, which appeared on his ‘Sometime in New York City‘ album.