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
Briscoe	BRIS-ko	English (Rare)
Lihi	-	Hebrew
Urijah	-	Biblical
Merle	[mə:l]
Marvyn	MAHR-vin	English (Rare)
Zaman	-	Arabic, Urdu