Keep a lid on it

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com.
0:12.0	Hello and
0:15.0	Hello, I'm Niele.
0:18.0	Hello I'm Fefei. And hello I'm Neil.
0:19.0	What's that smell?
0:21.0	Rob's homemade cooking?
0:24.0	Rob cooks?
0:25.0	Yes he does, but it doesn't taste very nice.
0:29.0	Hmm.
0:30.0	So why do you have to eat it?
0:32.0	And why do you have to make the studio stink of it?
0:35.0	Well, I don't want to offend him.
0:37.1	He keeps giving me his homemade food and asking me for some honest feedback. And I tell him it's interesting unique special.
0:47.0	Oh Fay Faye Faye you need to keep a lid on it.
0:50.0	Well if you think that'll stop the smell I will.
0:52.0	That's not what I meant although it's a good idea. If you
0:56.0	keep the lid on something, it means you keep it under control to stop the situation getting
1:01.0	worse. Okay, Neil. Here are some examples of this phrase in action.
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