shut it

phrase

To stop talking or making noise; to shut up.

“Shut it! I don't want to hear another word from you!”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. imperativeusuallyrudeTo stop talking or making noise; to shut up.

    Shut it! I don't want to hear another word from you!

    1 more example

    "If you 'adn't sleepy fits you'd get some work to do, like other men." "Oh, shut it, woman!"

    1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
can itpipe downshut one's gobshut upzip one's lip

Origin

With it referring to a person's mouth.

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Cite this entry
APA

shut it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20it

MLA

“shut it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shut it,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20it.

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