shut one's mouth
English
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Verb
editshut one's mouth (third-person singular simple present shuts one's mouth, present participle shutting one's mouth, simple past and past participle shut one's mouth)
- (idiomatic, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.
- Why don’t you just shut your mouth? I’m tired of listening to you.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:stop talking