shut one's face

verb

To stop talking; to be quiet.

“Why don’t you just shut your face? I’m tired of listening to you.”

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Meanings

verbshut one's face (third-person singular simple present shuts one's face, present participle shutting one's face, simple past and past participle shut one's face)

present singular third person shuts one's face · participle present shutting one's face

  1. idiomaticimpoliteTo stop talking; to be quiet.

    Why don’t you just shut your face? I’m tired of listening to you.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pipe downshut one's gobshut one's head
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Chicago

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