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lid
[ lid ]
/ lɪd /
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noun
verb (used with object), lid·ded, lid·ding.
to supply or cover with a lid.
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Idioms about lid
blow / flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.Also flip one's wig.
blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
Origin of lid
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid,Old Norse hlith gate, gateway
OTHER WORDS FROM lid
sublid, nounun·der·lid, nounun·lid·ded, adjectiveWords nearby lid
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British Dictionary definitions for lid
lid
/ (lɪd) /
noun
Derived forms of lid
lidded, adjectiveWord Origin for lid
Old English hlid; related to Old Friesian hlid, Old High German hlit cover
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Other Idioms and Phrases with lid
lid
see blow the lid off; flip one's lid; put the lid on.
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