Sentence examples for lid from inspiring English sources

It has taken the high court to blow the lid on this government's secrecy.

The beard, the brimmed lid – this Hamburglar is making an undeniable play at hipster.

Very carefully screw your lid firmly back on to your jar.

Nuno was trying to keep a lid on the euphoria.

Claims during the trial by the News of the World's former royal editor Clive Goodman that Coulson had written "a treatment of his life" have been dismissed by those who know him, who say a book lifting the lid on his years with the Tory party was more likely.

When you see steam escaping, do not remove the lid, but bring the heat down to low and simmer for 10-12 minutes.

"Night fell like a lid" is a sentence that arrests with its simple finality.

Later reports from the rebel capital described how he had been sent there to "keep a lid on the situation".

Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan with a lid, over a medium-high heat.

When Barclays was slapped with a £290m fine for rigging Libor, the lid was raised on the unsavoury culture inside the high-street bank's investment banking arm.

Add a pinch of sea salt and cook, lid on, until the courgettes become tender and then mushy (around 10 minutes).