keep a lid on

keep a lid on
To keep something secret.

Its supposed to be a surprise, so try to keep a lid on it, will you?


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  • keep a lid on — keep a (or the) lid on informal keep (an emotion or process) from going out of control she was no longer able to keep the lid on her simmering anger ■ keep secret she keeps a very tight lid on her own private life * * * keep a lid on 1 : to keep… …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep a lid on — (something) to maintain control over something. His forces kept a lid on unrest for nearly eight years …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep a lid on —    If you keep the lid on something, you hide it or control it to prevent people from finding out about it.     The company tried to keep a lid on the negotiations but word got out to the press …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • keep the lid on —    If you keep the lid on something, you hide it or control it to prevent people from finding out about it.     The company tried to keep a lid on the negotiations but word got out to the press …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • keep a lid on it — not tell others, keep it quiet    The judges know who won, but they have to keep a lid on it …   English idioms

  • keep a lid on something — keep a lid on (something) to maintain control over something. His forces kept a lid on unrest for nearly eight years …   New idioms dictionary

  • Keep a Lid on Things — Infobox Single Name = Keep a Lid on Things Artist = Crash Test Dummies from Album = Give Yourself a Hand Released = January 1999 Format = CD single Recorded = Rocket Carousel Studios, One on One South and David Abell Piano Studio, Los Angeles… …   Wikipedia

  • keep a lid on something — keep/put/a lid on something phrase to keep something strongly under control She’s learned to put a tight lid on her emotions. Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry: lid …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep the lid on something — …   Useful english dictionary

  • lid — /lɪd / (say lid) noun 1. a movable piece, whether separate or hinged, for closing the opening of a vessel, box, etc.; a movable cover. 2. an eyelid. 3. Botany (in mosses) a. the cover of the capsule; operculum. b. the upper section of a pyxidium …  

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