put the tin lid on it in English

Forms: puts the tin lid on it [present, singular, third-person], putting the tin lid on it [participle, present], put the tin lid on it [participle, past], put the tin lid on it [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the tin lid on it}} put the tin lid on it (third-person singular simple present puts the tin lid on it, present participle putting the tin lid on it, simple past and past participle put the tin lid on it)

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    {
      "form": "puts the tin lid on it",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the tin lid on it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
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    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I got a flat tyre, then the heater broke, and then, just to put the tin lid on it, I ran out of petrol."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be one final unwelcome event that rounds off a series of problems or misfortunes."
      ],
      "id": "en-put_the_tin_lid_on_it-en-verb-AV08DhMk",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "last straw"
        },
        {
          "word": "final straw"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put the tin lid on it"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts the tin lid on it",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting the tin lid on it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the tin lid on it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the tin lid on it",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "put<,,put> the tin lid on it"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        {
          "text": "I got a flat tyre, then the heater broke, and then, just to put the tin lid on it, I ran out of petrol."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be one final unwelcome event that rounds off a series of problems or misfortunes."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put the tin lid on it"
}

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"put the tin lid on it" meaning in English

Verb