- put the mockers on
- to prevent something from happening, or to spoil someone's plans
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put the mockers on
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put the mockers on — (slang) To put an end to, put paid to • • • Main Entry: ↑mock * * * put the mockers on phrase to prevent something from happening, or to spoil someone’s plans Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsynonym to prevent something… … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on something — put the ˈmockers on sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to stop sth from happening; to bring bad luck to sth/sb • We were going to have a barbecue but the rain put the mockers on that idea. Main entry: ↑mockers … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on somebody — put the ˈmockers on sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to stop sth from happening; to bring bad luck to sth/sb • We were going to have a barbecue but the rain put the mockers on that idea. Main entry: ↑mockers … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on Brit. — put the mockers on Brit. informal thwart or bring bad luck to. → mocks … English new terms dictionary
put the mockers on — vb British to frustrate or jeopardise (someone s plans), to curse with bad luck. This old phrase was last popular in the 1960s, but is still heard occasionally. It almost certainly originates in the Yiddish mockers, meaning a curse or bad luck,… … Contemporary slang
put the mockers on (something) — Vrb phrs. 1. To put a stop to (something). 2. To bring bad luck to (something) … English slang and colloquialisms
put the mockers on (something) — Vrb phrs. 1. To put a stop to (something). 2. To bring bad luck to (something) … English slang and colloquialisms
put the frighteners on (someone) — vb British to menace, threaten or intimidate (some one). An underworld and police expres sion employing a familiar form of words (as in put the bite/kybosh/mockers on) … Contemporary slang
mockers on, put the — Put an end or halt to (e.g. idea, plan). Cause interference with … A concise dictionary of English slang
mockers — UK [ˈmɒkə(r)z] US [ˈmɑkərz] noun british informal Phrase: put the mockers on … Useful english dictionary
