put a lid on it

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put a lid on it

verb puts a lid on it · putting a lid on it · put a lid on it

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.

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@misc{put_a_lid_on_it_2026,
  title = {put a lid on it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20a%20lid%20on%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}