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1 put the tin lid on
Общая лексика: положить конец (чему-л.) -
2 put the tin lid on things
expr infmlThat has really put the tin lid on things — Ну, теперь писец котенку
On the way back I had a flat tyre. And I found the spare was flat too. That pretty well put the tin lid on things — По дороге домой у меня полетела шина. И запасная была проколотой, так что я оказался в отчаянном положении
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > put the tin lid on things
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3 put the lid on
разг.угробить, доконать; сорвать (планы и т. п.); довершить бедуHiggins: "Oh, after your first visit I remember making some silly joke of the kind." Doolittle: "Ah! You may well call it a silly joke. It put the lid on me right enough." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act V) — Хиггинс: "Кажется, после нашего последнего разговора я действительно отпустил какую-то глупую шутку в этом роде." Дулиттл: "Хороша шутка! Она меня в гроб уложила, эта ваша шутка!"
‘He hasn't come back...’ ‘This rather puts the lid on,’ said Christina Alberta. ‘What are we going to do now?’ (H. G. Wells, ‘Christina Alberta's Father’, book I, ch. VI) — - Он не вернулся... - Это конец, - сказала Кристина Альберта. - Что же нам теперь делать?
Russ: "The failure of this last piece has put the lid on the... Theatre. But the crisis has been approaching for a long time." (A. Bennett, ‘The Love-Mutch’, sc. 2) — Расс: "Провал этой последней пьесы доконал... театр. Но кризис назревал уже давно."
But Algy's put the lid on that plan. (D. Cusack and. F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Saturday II’) — Но Элджи сорвал этот план.
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4 tin lid
(сленг) стальной шлем( солдата) (сленг) защитный шлем( рабочего) > to put the * on положить конец( чему-л.) > that puts the * on it это полный крах;
дальше идти некуда;
уж чего больше;
уж куда дальше
См. также в других словарях:
put the (tin) lid on something — put the (tin) ˈlid on sth/things idiom (BrE, informal) to be the final act or event that spoils your plans or hopes Main entry: ↑lididiom … Useful english dictionary
put the (tin) lid on things — put the (tin) ˈlid on sth/things idiom (BrE, informal) to be the final act or event that spoils your plans or hopes Main entry: ↑lididiom … Useful english dictionary
tin lid — I. /tɪn ˈlɪd/ (say tin lid) noun Colloquial a child. {rhyming slang tin lid kid} II. /tɪn ˈlɪd/ (say tin lid) phrase put the tin lid on, Colloquial to complete (an action) irrevocably …
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lid on it, that's put the (tin-) — That s ruined everything … A concise dictionary of English slang
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tin lid on it, that's put the — That is a serious set back, which may have put an end to everything … A concise dictionary of English slang
top hat on it, that's put the — Same as tin.lid … A concise dictionary of English slang
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