Usually means: Stop talking or calm down.
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  1. put a lid on it: Merriam-Webster
  2. put a lid on it: Wiktionary

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  1. Put a lid on it: Idioms

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  1. put a lid on it: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (put a lid on it)

verb:  (idiomatic, informal, usually imperative) To be quiet; to shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.

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