call a lid

verb

To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

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Meanings

verbcall a lid (third-person singular simple present calls a lid, present participle calling a lid, simple past and past participle called a lid)

present singular third person calls a lid · participle present calling a lid · participle past called a lid · past called a lid

  1. idiomaticTo inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call a lid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20a%20lid.

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