Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is keep a/the lid on and its meaning is “to keep something under control, to stop the situation getting worse (or) to keep something as secret from being known to other people”.
Example Sentence: The Kerala government is trying to keep the lid on the unrest by excluding inhabited (residing) areas from the purview (scope/range) of the regulations prescribed by the Ministry and the court. But in surrendering to the compulsions of politics and the clout (influence) of pressure groups and religious leaders, it is losing sight of (pay no attention to) the larger issues of conservation and sustainable development. A State with 25 protected areas can ill afford to turn its back on (ignore/reject) conserving these precious natural assets for posterity.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Pandering to pressure groups and click here to read it.
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