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Discover LudwigThe phrase "put a lid on" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used as an idiom that means to limit, control, or restrict something. For example: We need to put a lid on spending or our budget will be ruined.
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Then either put a lid on (if there is one), or cover tightly with foil.
They put a lid on the story.
P2 Time to put a lid on Sex Box.
But I'm relieved that Piazza put a lid on it.
"There's a way to put a lid on me.
"Either they put a lid on the trash or we will put a lid on the proposal," Mr. McDonough said.
Has Mr Cameron's big speech on Europe put a lid on the issue?
"Can you put a lid on the insurgency with bombing?" Brookes said.
Put a lid on the bowl and seal it with lime.
EU rules put a lid on the havoc that nationalists can wreak, for instance.
All of these things will put a lid on price pressures for some time to come.
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