put the lid on

Idioms and Phrases

Also, keep the lid on . Suppress, as in I don't know how but we'll have to put the lid on that rumor about her , or Let's keep the lid on our suspicions . The word lid here is used in the sense of “a cover for a container.” [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

Then, even though she hadn't finished the fence rail, Amanda put the lid on her paint, tucked her paintbrush into her overalls pocket, picked up the small ladder, and walked away without saying a single word.

From Literature

Put the oil and kernels into a large saucepan, and immediately put the lid on.

From Salon

So I put some seeds in a jar, one of those blue ones with an old metal lid, and I put the lid on tight so no squirrels would eat them.

From Literature

“Put the lid on, and then they’ll just fall apart and break open, and all of a sudden, you’ve got this beautiful sauce.”

From Seattle Times

AB InBev said on Tuesday that two executives were on a leave of absence, as the world’s biggest beer maker tries to put the lid on a controversy that erupted this month over a social media campaign for Bud Light featuring the transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

From New York Times

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