keep a lid on

keep a lid on (something)

to maintain control over something His forces kept a lid on unrest for nearly eight years.

keep a lid on something

to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing Economic difficulties continued and the government intervened to keep a lid on inflation.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Galya	-	Russian
AlfrÉD	-	Hungarian
Stephany	STEF-ə-nee	English
Inmaculada	-	Spanish
Silvanus	sil-VAY-nəs (English)	Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Mirte	MIR-tə	Dutch