Collocations for "lid"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lid" in context.
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lid
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [jar, pot] lid
- Can you help me get the lid off the jar?
- can't get this lid off the jar!
- the lid's stuck (on)
- the lid is too tight
- put the lid on too tight
- a [rubber, steel, metal, plastic] lid
- [twist, screw] the lid [on, off]
- [unscrew, open] the lid
- [put, screw] the lid back [on, in place]
- the lid popped [open, off, up]
- use a [knife, sharp object] to get the lid off
- put the lid on to [tighten, prevent, avoid, keep]
- the [expiration, sell-by] date is on the lid
- see the lid for the [expiration] date
- informal: need to put a lid on [costs, spending, expenses]
- didn't even bat a lid (when)
- [heavy, drooping] lids
- eyes [darting, twitching] beneath closed lids
- slang: threatened to blow the lid off the [affair, scandal, fraud]
- slang: flipped his lid when he [heard, found out, discovered] (that)
- slang: blew her lid [over, about, when]
'lid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):