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Lid Hide Control Prevent People Finding Firm Merger

Phrase/Idiom keep the lid on something
Definition If you keep the lid on something, you hide it or control it to prevent people from finding out about it.
Example The firm tried to keep a lid on the merger, but word got out to the press.

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