put the tin lid on (something)

To end a bad experience or situation in an especially negative way. Primarily heard in UK. The downgrading of the company's credit rating puts the tin lid on a disastrous year for their financial situation. I left my phone in the grocery store, my car broke down on the way home, and, to put the tin lid on it, my groceries broke through the bag as I was walking to the front door.

put the tin lid on something

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

You say that something puts the tin lid on a bad situation when it is a final unpleasant event in a series. Next day, to put the tin lid on things, a hospital appointment letter for Jane arrived from the clinic.

词组	put the tin lid on (something)
释义	put the tin lid on (something) put the tin lid on (something) To end a bad experience or situation in an especially negative way. Primarily heard in UK. The downgrading of the company's credit rating puts the tin lid on a disastrous year for their financial situation. I left my phone in the grocery store, my car broke down on the way home, and, to put the tin lid on it, my groceries broke through the bag as I was walking to the front door. See also: lid, on, put, tin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put the tin lid on something BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED You say that something puts the tin lid on a bad situation when it is a final unpleasant event in a series. Next day, to put the tin lid on things, a hospital appointment letter for Jane arrived from the clinic. See also: lid, on, put, something, tin Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: put the tin lid on something put the tin hat on (something) in the box seat tin cow tin dog tin god little tin god (little) tin god a tin god put in mind
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