put the lid on something idiom UK old-fashioned
使…失败，使（计划）落空
If something that happens puts the lid on a plan, it causes the plan to fail.
Well, James' resignation just about puts the lid on it/the project. 詹姆斯的辞职几乎使它／该项目流产。
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