shut one's trap

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To stop talking; to be quiet.

Equivalents

Deutschden Mund halten

1 more languages

Suomitukkia suunsa

Examples

“Why don't you just shut ⟳ your trap ⟳? I'm tired of listening to you.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

shut out shut the door shut the stable door after the horse had bolted shut the stable door after the horse has bolted shut up shut up like a clam

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