| 单词 | put a lid on something |
| 释义 | (idiom) The government is keen to put a lid on his scheme. Synonyms stop We need to stop wasting so much money. end She brought the interview to an abrupt end. limit He limited payments on the country's foreign debt. control The government tried to control rising health-care costs. restrict a move to restrict the number of students on campus at any one time put an end to Additional synonymsin the sense of control Definition to limit or restrain The government tried to control rising health-care costs. Synonyms limit, restrict, curb, delimitin the sense of end Definition the act or an instance of stopping doing something or stopping something from continuing She brought the interview to an abrupt end. Synonyms finish, close, stop, resolution, conclusion, closure, wind-up, completion, termination, cessationin the sense of limit Definition to restrict He limited payments on the country's foreign debt. Synonyms restrict, control, check, fix, bound, confine, specify, curb, restrain, ration, hinder, circumscribe, hem in, demarcate, delimit, put a brake on, keep within limits, straiten Nearby words of |
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