Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur (D), and by Jason Lewis (D) in the Massachusetts Senate. Melrose is part of the fifth Congressional district of Massachusetts, and is represented by Katherine Clark (D).
: to stop or end (something) : to prevent (something) from happening or continuing. His mother put the kibosh on his smoking habit. [=his mother forced him to stop smoking]. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. Comments & Questions.
None is more mysterious than kibosh, which is most commonly encountered in the phrase to put the kibosh on something, to finish something off, put an end to it, decisively dispose of it, or reject it. This is perhaps less common than it once was, though examples are easy enough to find: