PUT THE (TIN) LID ON STH / THINGS

Meaning of PUT THE (TIN) LID ON STH / THINGS in English

( BrE , informal ) to be the final act or event that spoils your plans or hopes

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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TIN — Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50. It is a soft, silvery white metal with a bluish …
Английский словарь Британика
TIN — I. ˈtin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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LID — I. ˈlid noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlid lid, gate, opening; akin to Old Frisian …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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TIN — — tinlike , adj. /tin/ , n., adj., v., tinned, tinning . n. 1. Chem. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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LID — /lid/ , n. , v. , lidded, lidding . n. 1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, …
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TIN — adj. of tin, made from tin, consisting of tin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THINGS — n. possessions; belongings; articles of clothing; any possession that can be moved; equipment required for activity or a particular intention; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TIN — I. ˈtin noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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TIN — noun money. 2. tin ·noun thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate. 3. tin ·vt to cover with …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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LID — noun the cover of the spore cases of mosses. 2. lid ·noun the cover of the eye; an eyelid. 3. …
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THINGS — ~ personal belongings or clothing. → thing ———————— ~ unspecified circumstances or matters. → thing
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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TIN — [tin] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG zin tin] (bef. 12c) 1: a soft faintly bluish white lustrous low-melting …
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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LID — [lid] n [ME, fr. OE hlid; akin to OHG hlit cover, and prob. to OE hlinian to lean--more at lean] …
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TIN — tin BrE AmE tɪn ▷ tinned tɪnd ▷ tinning ˈtɪn ɪŋ ▷ tins tɪnz ▶ ˌ tin ˈ can BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIN — / tɪn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] ( symb Sn ) a chemical element. Tin is a soft …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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TIN — I. tin 1 S2 /tɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] a soft silver-white metal …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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LID — lid S3 /lɪd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hlid ] 1 . COVER [countable] a cover …
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TIN — n. & v. --n. 1 Chem. a silvery-white malleable metallic element resisting corrosion, occurring naturally in cassiterite and other ores, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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LID — n. 1 a hinged or removable cover, esp. for the top of a container. 2 = EYELID. 3 the operculum …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIN — n. & v. n. 1 Chem. a silvery-white malleable metallic element resisting corrosion, occurring naturally in cassiterite and other ores, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LID — n. 1 a hinged or removable cover, esp. for the top of a container. 2 = EYELID. 3 the operculum …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIN — n. & v. --n. 1. Chem. a silvery-white malleable metallic element resisting corrosion, occurring naturally in cassiterite and other ores, …
Oxford English vocab
PUT
Oxford English vocab
LID — n.1 a hinged or removable cover, esp. for the top of a container. 2 EYELID. 3 the operculum of a …
Oxford English vocab
TIN — ( tins) 1. Tin is a soft silvery-white metal. ...a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans. ...a tin-roofed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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LID — ( lids) 1. A lid is the top of a box or other container which can be removed or raised …
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TIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cake tin British English , a cake pan American English (= that you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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TIN — [noun] [U] - (a container made from) a silvery-coloured metala tin traya tin whistleIf you go to Cornwall, you can …
Cambridge English vocab
LID — [noun] [C] - a cover on a container, which can be lifted up or removedCan you get the lid off …
Cambridge English vocab
TIN — n. Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50. It is a soft, silvery white metal with a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THINGS — Synonyms and related words : accessories, accouterments, appanages, apparatus, appendages, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, belongings, caparison, choses, choses in action, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LID — See: FLIP ONE'S LID, THE LID.
Slang English vocab
THINGS — See ↑ CLOTHES 4, ↑ EQUIPMENT 1, ↑ OWN 4, ↑ SITUATION 1, ↑ THING 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ as …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT
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PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LID — n. 25B6; noun the lid of a saucepan : COVER, top, cap, covering. 25A0; put a/the lid on (informal) STOP, …
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THINGS — nights
Anagrams English vocabulary
TIN — Among the various metals found in the spoils of the Midianites, tin is enumerated. (Numbers 31:22) It was known to …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
TIN — 1. сущ. 1) а) олово б) белая жесть (луженое листовое железо) 2) а) жестяная консервная банка; жестянка (часто тж. tin …
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THINGS — сущ.; мн. вещи, имущество - among other things things personal things real Syn : objects, articles (мн.ч.)личные вещи (мн.ч.) багаж …
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STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
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STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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