shut one's mouth

verb

To stop talking; to be quiet.

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

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keep quietkeep one's mouth shut
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Meanings

verbshut 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)

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

  1. idiomaticimpoliteTo stop talking; to be quiet.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbrefrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information

Similar
keep quietkeep one's mouth shut
Broader
refrainforbear
Also see
keep one's mouth shutkeep quiet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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