To slam the lid donw
what is the meaning of 'to slam the lid down" in the following sentence? 'He slams the lid down very quickly on subjects of intimacy'.

Thank you so much in advance!

Question

To slam the lid donw
what is the meaning of 'to slam the lid down" in the following sentence? 'He slams the lid down very quickly on subjects of intimacy'.

Thank you so much in advance!

Answer

Hi Carlos,
"Slam" means to close/shut something (normally a door) loudly and violently.
"Lid" is the cover we use for a pot, a tupperware, ect....
So if "He slams the lid down very quickly on subjects of intimacy" that means he "He rapidly put a cover on the subjects of intimacy", "he drops the subjects of intimacy in order to avoid talking about it. Probably because he doesn't feel comfortable speaking about it".

Answer

close.
close off.
stop
prevent expansion of
Will not allow
.
Here it means to end a conversation, if the topic comes up.

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