Subject: Put a lid on it.

迷你对话

A: Hi! Do you know the professor’s perspective is wrong.

你好！你知道教授的观点是什么吗？

B: Put a lid on it.

闭嘴。

地道表达

put a lid on something

1. 解词释义

Put a lid on something的意思是（对谈论的话题）闭嘴，不要说了，安静下来。其英文解释如下：something that you say in order to tell someone to stop talking.

2. 拓展例句

e.g. If he does, you can give me a call and I'll come over and tell him to put a lid on it.

那个人要是再来找麻烦，你就打电话给我，我来让他闭嘴！

e.g. Would you please put a lid on all that chatter, I'm trying to work.

可不可以请你不要讲话了，我在工作。

3. 视野拓展

Put a lid on something还有一个意思是“限制，禁止”或“遮掩，隐瞒（真相，实情）”。例如：

e.g.The new law will put a lid on government spending.

新法律将限制政府开支。

e.g. Government makes a move to put a lid on gambling.

政府已经采取行动取缔赌博。

e.g. We must make this movement thorough and deep-going and carry this struggle through to the end. On no account should we try to put a lid on it.

我们一定要把这场斗争搞深搞透，进行到底，决不能捂盖子。

e.g. They tell us to put a lid on the report until the campaign is over.

他们告诉我们竞选结束之前，先隐瞒那份报告。