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putting a lid on it

putting a lid on it is the present participle of put a lid on it.

Meaning of put a lid on it

Verb

put a lid on it (third-person singular simple present puts a lid on it, present participle putting a lid on it, simple past and past participle put a lid on it)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, informal, usually) To be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.
    • Oh, put a lid on it already! I heard you the first fourteen times.

Questions about putting a lid on it

What is putting a lid on it the present participle of?
Putting a lid on it is the present participle of put a lid on it.

Words near putting a lid on it in the dictionary

  1. putting a foot wrong
  2. putting a gun to someone's head
  3. putting a hat on a hat
  4. putting a hurt on
  5. putting a lid on
  6. putting a lid on it
  7. putting a name to
  8. putting a pin in
  9. putting a premium on
  10. putting a shift in
  11. putting a slight on

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