mettere a tacere
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to put to silence”.
Verb edit
méttere a tacere (first-person singular present métto a tacere, first-person singular past historic mìsi a tacere, past participle mésso a tacere, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, figurative) to restrain from speaking, expressing opinion or acting; to silence, to censor, to gag