Put the Kibosh on.....

To put the Kibosh on something....to put a stop to it

ie  'his parents put the Kibosh on the teenager's plan to hold a party' 

Thanks Wikipedia. That's the perfect example. 

I can hear my father using it in that context. It's an expression he would have loved 

This phrase came to mind this morning. It's years since I've heard it used.

'the phrase has been used in English since the early 1800s. Exact origin unknown. May come from a Turkish word for a whip'