Keep a lid on it

盖上盖子

Learning English Conversations

2019-03-26

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Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.
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  • The English we speak from bbclearningenglish.com hello, and welcome to the English We Speak.

  • I'm Fei Fei.

  • And hello, I'm Neil.

  • What's that smell?

  • Rob's Homemade Cooking.

  • Rob cooks?

  • Yes, he does.

  • But.

  • But it doesn't taste very nice.

  • So why do you have to eat it?

  • And why do you have to make the studio stink of it?

  • Well, I don't want to offend him.

  • He keeps giving me his homemade food and asking me for some honest feedback,

  • and I just tell him it's interesting, unique, special.

  • Oh, Fei Fei, you need to keep a lid on it.

  • Well, if you think that'll stop the smell, I will.

  • That's not what I meant.

  • Although it's a good idea.