“lid on”

The following 4 entries include the term lid on.

keep a lid on

idiom

: to keep (something secret) from being known

lift the lid on

idiom

: to reveal the truth about (something)

put a lid on

idiom

: to stop (something) from growing or becoming worse

put the lid on

idiom

: to bring an end to (something)


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