put the tin lid on it
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[edit]put the tin lid on it (third-person singular simple present puts the tin lid on it, present participle putting the tin lid on it, simple past and past participle put the tin lid on it)
- To be one final unwelcome event that rounds off a series of problems or misfortunes.
- I got a flat tyre, then the heater broke, and then, just to put the tin lid on it, I ran out of petrol.