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called a lid

called a lid is the simple past and past participle of call a lid.

Meaning of call a lid

Verb

call a lid (third-person singular simple present calls a lid, present participle calling a lid, simple past and past participle called a lid)

  1. (idiomatic) To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

Questions about called a lid

What is called a lid the simple past and past participle of?
Called a lid is the simple past and past participle of call a lid.

Words near called a lid in the dictionary

  1. called
  2. called 'em as one saw 'em
  3. called a cab
  4. called a go
  5. called a halt
  6. called a lid
  7. called a shovel a shovel
  8. called a spade a shovel
  9. called a spade a spade
  10. called a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
  11. called a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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