Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
stop, halt, block, kibosh
(verb) stop from happening or developing; “Block his election”; “Halt the process”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kibosh (uncountable)
(slang) A checking or restraining element. Only used in put the kibosh on.
(slang, dated) Nonsense, bosh. [19th c.]
(slang, dated) Fashion; style.
kibosh (third-person singular simple present kiboshes, present participle kiboshing, simple past and past participle kiboshed)
(transitive) To decisively terminate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ki"bosh, n.
1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang]
2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of carved stonework to intensify the shadows.
To put the kibosh on, to do for; to dispose of. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.