PUT THE MOCKERS ON STH/SB


Meaning of PUT THE MOCKERS ON STH/SB in English

( 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.