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calling a lid

calling a lid is the present participle and gerund 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 calling a lid

What is calling a lid the present participle and gerund of?
Calling a lid is the present participle and gerund of call a lid.

Words near calling a lid in the dictionary

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

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