Examples of 'keep a lid' in a sentence

Meaning of "keep a lid"

To maintain secrecy or control over a situation or information. It means to prevent the disclosure or release of details, keeping them contained or hidden

How to use "keep a lid" in a sentence

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keep a lid
You need to keep a lid on this situation.
Keep a lid on your garbage and compost.
We have got to keep a lid on this mess.
To keep a lid on information that might be damaging.
Just trying to keep a lid on her hormones.
Keep a lid on that wife of yours.
Do what you can to keep a lid on things.
I will keep a lid on things while you do.
The military would keep a lid on things.
To keep a lid on this until today.
The military will keep a lid on things.
To keep a lid on the kidnapping so far.
I promise th will keep a lid on the destruction.
You keep a lid on it and it will do you unintelligible.
We have gotta keep a lid on this mess.

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Keep a lid on this for the time being.
Someone wanted to keep a lid on this incident.
Keep a lid on the problem.
There is no way we can keep a lid on this.
Hard to keep a lid on a story like this.
We will just have to sort of keep a lid on it.
Can not keep a lid on your delusions.
We would just have to sort of keep a lid on it.
Try and keep a lid on this.
What you need to know is we keep a lid on it.
Gotta keep a lid on this somehow.
Headquarters does want to keep a lid on suginami.
And to keep a lid on what goes on there.
A stronger dollar tends to keep a lid on precious metals.
You keep a lid on things.
You promised to keep a lid on this.
Trying to keep a lid on things will only make it blow up harder.
Someone wants to keep a lid on things.
We keep a lid on this.
The embassy wants to keep a lid on it.
Can not keep a lid on it forever.
Media relations is trying to keep a lid on it.
The general can keep a lid on it through tomorrow.
Our problem at the moment is how to keep a lid on it.
We have get to keep a lid on this thing now.
I am gonna do us both a favor and keep a lid on this.
You can not keep a lid on this forever.
Maximize equipment utilization and keep a lid on costs.
I can not keep a lid on my emotions.
Hopefully he will just keep a lid on it.
Got to keep a lid on this somehow.
I need you to help me try to keep a lid on things.
Trying to keep a lid on the trouble in this city.
But as long as you keep a lid on it.
Gotta keep a lid on standby.

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Examples of using Lid
Always remove the lid or put holes in it
The lid has a sealing ring inside
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