put a lid on it
To be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noiseTo be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Examples
948 sentencesDon't put it on my desk.
Не клади його мені на стіл. — deniko
ruНе на моей парте! — Olya
deLeg es nicht auf meinen Schreibtisch! — Manfredo
Put it back where you found it.
Поклади його туди, де знайшов. — aandrusiak
ruПоложи его туда, где нашёл. — marafon
deLeg es dahin zurück, wo du es gefunden hast. — MUIRIEL
Please put it back in its place.
Будь ласка, поклади це на місце. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, положи это на место. — afyodor
deLeg es bitte wieder auf seinen Platz zurück. — raggione
Could you put it in plain language?
Ви можете пояснити це простими словами? — deniko
How can we put it into practice?
Як ми можемо застосувати це на практиці? — deniko
ruКак мы можем применить это на практике? — odexed
deWie können wir das in die Praxis umsetzen? — enteka
Forms
puts a lid on it, putting a lid on it, put a lid on it, put a lid on it| Base form | put a lid on it · to put a lid on it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puts a lid on it |
| Present participle | putting a lid on it |
| Past simple | put a lid on it |
| Past participle | put a lid on it |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle