put a lid on (English, verb)
expansion: put a lid on (third-person singular simple present puts a lid on, present participle putting a lid on, simple past and past participle put a lid on)
Senses:
glosses: To get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: puts a lid on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: putting a lid on
tags: participle
present
form: put a lid on
tags: participle
past
form: put a lid on
tags: past
form: put the lid on
tags: alternative