put the lid on (something)

British, old-fashioned

if something that happens puts the lid on a plan, it causes the plan to fail.

When James resigned that put the lid on the whole project.

• do the running
• do the trick
• do the unthinkable
• do the world of good
• do things by halves
• do time
• dot i's and cross the t's
• dot i's and cross t's
• dot i's and cross your t's
• dot the i's and cross the t's
• dot the i's and cross t's
• dot the i's and cross your t's
• dot your i's and cross the t's
• dot your i's and cross t's
• dot your i's and cross your t's
• double bind
• double-dip
• double-dipping
• double Dutch
• double entendre
• double over
• double-talk
• double up
• double up with
• double up with someone