You got to keep a lid on it.

你必须得控制自己。

Luckily, innovation might be keeping a lid on it.

幸运的是，科技创新也许能控制这种情况。

I promise they'll keep a lid on the destruction.

我保证他们会控制好不搞破坏的。

Failing to raise the debt ceiling won't keep a lid on debt.

不提高债务上限也无法控制债务。

For as long as central bankers kept a lid on inflation, investors were protected.

只要央行官员控制住了通胀，投资者就能受到保护。

You mean, you'll keep a lid on it?

你的意思是，你会" keep a lid on it" ？

By stopping the government from overspending, the fiscal rule also helps keep a lid on inflation.

通过阻止政府过度消费，财政规则也有助于抑制通胀。

Our entire emotional system goes numb when we have to keep a lid on a gigantic lie.

当我们不得不掩盖一个巨大的谎言时，我们的整个情感系统都会麻木。

I couldn't keep a lid on my feelings about the rota so I shouted at the boss!

对于这个值日表，我控制不住自己的情绪了，所以我对着老板大吼了起来！

We do know that, you know, spending has dropped, and that is keeping a lid on economic activity.

我们知道，支出下滑，这限制了经济活动。

What is less clear is whether interest rates will be low enough to keep a lid on debt-to-GDP ratios.

不太清楚的是，利率是否会低到足以控制债务与GDP比率的水平。

Oh Feifei, you need to keep a lid on it.

哦，菲菲，你应该" keep a lid on it" 。

With rising food prices, it's hard to keep a lid on how much I spend at the supermarket.

食物价格越来越高，我很难控制自己在超市的消费情况。

So that is keeping a lid on something.

要对某件事保密。

Exactly. But in the meantime, could you actually keep a lid on that box of food please? It stinks!

当然。不过同时，你能不能先把饭盒的盖子盖上？味道太难闻了！

You promised to keep a lid on this.

你保证会控制局面的。

The case highlights another challenge for firms trying to keep a lid on secrets.

该案例凸显了试图保守秘密的公司面临的另一个挑战。

There is no way we can keep a lid on this now.

这事现在是瞒不住了。

If you 'keep a lid on something' it means to keep something under control – to stop the situation getting worse.

如果你" keep a lid on something" ，那就是说控制住事态——不让情况变得更糟。

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're looking at the phrase 'to keep a lid on something'

这里是BBC地道英语，我们正在讨论短语" to keep a lid on something" 的意思。