Sentences with phrase «keeping a lid on things»

They had to keep a lid on things, careful of 50 / 50s... At least we still had an attack which posed a threat on the counter and the team had confidence in being patient, a trait which should be admired and not slandered.

It's possible behind - the - scenes negotiations between conservative activists and Romney aides will be sufficient to keep a lid on things today... but the Paul people are angry — and goaded on by their leader, who was denied a speaking slot at the convention.

Seems like the kefir really was keeping a lid on those things, though it never improved greasy stools.

Ban on communication or not, Martin feels he must fess up, though that will greatly depend on whether those who are trying to keep a lid on things get to him first.

Things get a little more dicey when Karen turns out to be Becky's cousin, and trying to keep a lid on things proves difficult with her being around for the wedding rehearsals, especially when her jealous ex-boyfriend cop wants a piece of him.

There are a few B - plots regarding Sadie's budding relationship with fellow student Jordan (Jack Quaid), who happens to be the son of the local sheriff that is frantically trying to keep a lid on things.

«Oftentimes, new teachers are so involved in keeping a lid on things that they don't see the bigger picture.

It certainly seems that traditional publishing houses are desperate to keep the lid on this thing.

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«CEO pay keeps soaring, luxe stock option, pension and bonus packages remain the gold standard for CEOs, and despite public outrage, neither corporate boards nor shareholders are stepping in to put a lid on things.»

The thing to watch for is oxidation, so it's best if oils are kept out of the sun and with the lids on.

He loves having all of his lunch available with one easy lid and no need to lay a napkin down on the table to keep things clean as the container does that for us.

The privy was neither talked about nor acknowledged, a cultural convention demonstrated by the common proverb Kusaimono ni futa wo suru (to keep a lid on stinky things).

Even when he gets into conflict, it's to avoid conflict, to keep a tight lid on things, so his country can continue to live as the envy of the world... without having to suffer the consequences of the world's envy.

While story details are scarce (naturally; Tarantino keeps a fairly tight - lid on things), it's reported that sure - thing Awards contender Bruce Dern (who, at 77, is staging one helluva comeback.

He's the lesser of the dummies and spends much of the movie exasperated trying to keep the lid from their activities screwed on tightly even though his cohorts seemingly do everything in their power to screw things up.

There are two small holes without lid to keep things on the ends, with the wheel arches.

But for all the talk about Jelly Bean, Google and its partners have been able to keep a tight lid on things thus far.

Most of the big names in electronic reading — Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo — like to keep a lid on all information about things like sales figures on devices, numbers of ebooks sold, and more.

We've talked about the next game from the Mass Effect series a few times, but, unfortunately, the details are pretty scarce as Electronic Arts is trying to keep a close lid on things.

Rockstar Games has kept the lid on Grand Theft Auto V information pretty tight, There was that trailer and some tid bits, but now Rockstar in conjunction with Game Informer's December issue, they are blowing this thing wide open!

I did not find this a complex case from a technical perspective — the challenge was to keep a lid on legal costs with the other side wanting face - to - face meetings to resolve things.

Aside from these tips, there are a host of other things you can do to keep a lid on costs — for more ideas visit our money - saving tips page.

Valve's currently the big unknown in this whole formula, and it's keeping a tight lid on things until GDC gets under way.

Because he was there, keeping the lid on these big egos, he got invited on tours because he handled things so well.

Other times distressing events make us uncomfortable, so we laugh and act silly, or we work hard to keep a «lid on things» to contain the feelings relentlessly creeping up on us.

One thing that I almost always keep on my tiered tray is the small, lidded glass jar that you see on the bottom tier.

I keep out of season things on a shelf in my garage, or in lidded baskets in my home.