put a lid on

verb

To get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.

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put the kibosh onput a stop toput an end toput paid toput a block on
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Meanings

verbput 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)

present singular third person puts a lid on · participle present putting a lid on · alternative put the lid on

  1. idiomaticinformalTo get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.

    Synonyms: put the kibosh on, put a stop to, put an end to, put paid to, put a block on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo get under control, to prevent (something) from increasing or becoming more of a problem.

Similar
put the kibosh onput a stop toput an end toput paid toput a block on
Also see
put a block on
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Chicago

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