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calls a lid

calls a lid is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 calls a lid

What is calls a lid the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls a lid is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call a lid.

Words near calls a lid in the dictionary

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

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