keep the lid on

1. see put the lid on.

Example Sentences

While BofA appreciates the “high quality” of the company’s assets and its consistent execution, “we believe the turmoil caused by global tariffs could keep the lid on any near-/medium-term demand improvement in the industrial economy,” the firm wrote.

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Why would he push legislation to allow one entity to keep the lid on price spikes while standing by as another sends prices flying?

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Decisions were made before this year’s election “to keep the lid on public discontent,” such as preventing price increases and not announcing another mobilization of troops for Ukraine, but all that could change now, he said.

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Sometimes England need to keep the lid on.

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Google are already exploring how to keep the lid on the extra costs that doing so will add.

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