keep a (或the) lid on

(informal)keep (an emotion or process) from going out of control

(非正式)克制（情感）；控制（事態(tài)）

she was no longer able to keep the lid on her simmering anger.

她再也無法克制住滿腔的怒氣了。

put a (或the) lid on

(informal)put a stop to or be the culmination of

(非正式)中止…，結(jié)束…

it's time to put the lid on all the talk.

到了該結(jié)束所有這些談話的時候了。

take (或lift) the lid off (或lift the lid on)

(informal)reveal unwelcome secrets about

(非正式)揭露…的真相