lid
[ lid ]
/ lɪd /
noun
verb (used with object), lid·ded, lid·ding.
to supply or cover with a lid.
Idioms for 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
sub·lid, noun un·der·lid, noun un·lid·ded, adjectiveWords nearby lid
licking river,
lickspittle,
licorice,
licorice stick,
lictor,
lid,
lidar,
liddel hart,
liddell hart,
lidia,
lidice
British Dictionary definitions for blow the lid off
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
Idioms and Phrases with blow the lid off (1 of 2)
blow the lid off
Also, blow wide open. Expose, especially a scandal or illegal activity. For example, The newspaper's investigation blew the lid off the governor's awarding state contracts to his friends. [First half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with blow the lid off (2 of 2)
lid
see blow the lid off; flip one's lid; put the lid on.