"put a lid on it" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-put a lid on it.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts a lid on it [present, singular, third-person], putting a lid on it [participle, present], put a lid on it [participle, past], put a lid on it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> a lid on it}} put a lid on it (third-person singular simple present puts a lid on it, present participle putting a lid on it, simple past and past participle put a lid on it)
  1. (idiomatic) (forceful) To be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-put_a_lid_on_it-en-verb-VJYW8rkN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

Download JSON data for put a lid on it meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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