put a lid on it

verb

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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Meanings

verbput 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)

present singular third person puts a lid on it · participle present putting a lid on it

  1. idiomaticimperativeinformalusuallyTo 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pipe downshut one's gobshut up
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APA

put a lid on it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20lid%20on%20it

MLA

“put a lid on it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20lid%20on%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put a lid on it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20lid%20on%20it.

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