Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put a lid on it

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
put a lid on it
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts a lid on it (present, singular) putting a lid on it (participle, present)

Questions

What does put a lid on it mean?
To be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.

How to pronounce put a lid on it

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