put a lid on

would you please put a lid on all that chatter , i ' m trying to work.

But Chanos'worry is that the government will overdo it in trying to put a lid on the economy, especially the effort to curb construction.

If he does, you can give me a call and I'll come over and tell him to put a lid on it myself.

The higher real rates and larger deficit would likely put a lid on the sustainability of any growth spurt.

Only turn the water heater on when necessary, and adjust temperature controls to avoid overheating. Put a lid on a pan when boiling water.

Instead the market has been squeezed by government attempts to put a lid on consumer spending.

That will need to change if it hopes to finally put a lid on this long-running sovereign debt crisis and move forward.

This, he argued, would put a lid on inflation, setting spending and investment decisions on a surer footing.

And China wants to put a lid on any free-Tibet activism in Nepal.

For now, the measures appear to have put a lid on edible-oil prices.

Put a lid on rumors by using plain, simple language.

Put a lid on a pan when boiling water.

Low effort: Put a lid on a pot of water set to boil.

The decision to keep the exchange rate down also put a lid on the dollar prices of many manufactures .

In Japan there is a proverb, 'If it stinks, put a lid on it. '

Put a lid on all that noise

Anthropomorphize the critical voices (and then put a lid on them. )