"put the lid on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts the lid on [present, singular, third-person], putting the lid on [participle, present], put the lid on [participle, past], put the lid on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} put the lid on (third-person singular simple present puts the lid on, present participle putting the lid on, simple past and past participle put the lid on)
  1. Alternative form of put a lid on. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: put a lid on
    Sense id: en-put_the_lid_on-en-verb-g4Cl0rHh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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