put a lid on

• put the lid on

put a lid on

1. To 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

• put a lid on it

• keep a lid on

• “put a lid on something” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “put a lid on” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
• “put a lid on something” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “keep put a lid on something” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “put a the lid on something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.