1. put the lid on : 禁止, 取缔;
2. blow one's lid : 发怒;
3. with the lid off : 开着盖子, 使丑事暴露;
4. take the lid off : 揭露;
5. flip one's lid : 失去理智, 发疯;
6. sit on the lid : 压制, 镇压叛乱;
名词
1. (容器的)盖,盖子
A lid is the top of a box or other container which can be removed or raised when you want to open the container.
2. 眼睑;眼皮
Your lids are the pieces of skin which cover your eyes when you close them.
3. 限制;抑制;隐瞒
If you say that someone is keeping the lid on an activity or a piece of information, you mean that they are restricting the activity or are keeping the information secret.
4. (对开支的)控制,封顶
If you say that you want to keep a lid on the cost of doing something, you mean that you want to prevent it costing you more than you feel is reasonable.
1. headdress that protects the head from bad weather
has shaped crown and usually a brim
2. a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
e.g. he raised the piano lid
3. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
e.g. his lids would stay open no longer