put a lid on
put a lid on verb: to get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.
Verb
put a lid on (third-person singular simple present puts a lid on, present participle putting a lid on, simple past and past participle put a lid on)
- To get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.
- Synonyms:
- put the kibosh on, put a stop to, put an end to, put paid to, put a block on
put a lid on meaning in Malayalam
put a lid on in Malayalam
- end, stop, control
- അടപ്പിടുക, അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുക, ഉണ്ടാകാതെ നോക്കുക, തടയുക, നിർത്തുക, നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക
Synonyms of put a lid on
Forms of put a lid on
| third-person singular present | puts a lid on |
|---|---|
| present participle | putting a lid on |
| past participle | put a lid on |
| past | put a lid on |
| alternative form | put the lid on |
Words formed from put a lid on
Questions about put a lid on
- What does put a lid on mean?
- Put a lid on means to get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.
- What is put a lid on in Malayalam?
- Put a lid on in Malayalam is അടപ്പിടുക, അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുക, ഉണ്ടാകാതെ നോക്കുക. See Put a lid on meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is put a lid on?
- Put a lid on is a verb.
- What is the past tense of put a lid on?
- The past tense of put a lid on is put a lid on.
Words near put a lid on in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: put a lid on (page history and authors); put a lid on (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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