einen Riegel vorschieben

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German

Etymology

Literally, to advance a bar.

Verb

einen Riegel vorschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt einen Riegel vor, past tense schob einen Riegel vor, past participle einen Riegel vorgeschoben, past subjunctive schöbe einen Riegel vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to put a stop to

Conjugation