从美剧中学地道口语表达

3. to put (something) back into (in) its cage: to put something under control (可以控制某件事情,多半指政治、健康等)

We are trying to put inflation back into its cage and our economy is on the mend. (我们正在设法控制通货膨胀,同时改善我们得经济.)

Diplomats and politicians need to put aggression and hostility back into its cage. (外交官和政客应该收敛攻击和敌对的行为.)