put a sock in it

put a sock in it
To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut ones mouth

He went on and on until I finally told him to put a sock in it.


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  • put a sock in it — (slang; usu imperative) To become silent, stop talking • • • Main Entry: ↑sock * * * put a sock in it informal phrase used for telling someone in a rude way to be quiet Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quiet …   Useful english dictionary

  • put a sock in it — If someone tells you to put a sock in it, they are telling you to shut up …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • put a sock in it — ► put a sock in it Brit. informal stop talking. Main Entry: ↑sock …   English terms dictionary

  • put a sock in it — Meaning Request to be quiet. Origin Early gramophones had no volume controls. To play them more quietly you would need to put a sock into the trumpet …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • Put a sock in it! — informal an impolite way of telling someone to be quiet. Put a sock in it! Some of us are trying to work around here …   New idioms dictionary

  • put a sock in it Brit. — put a sock in it Brit. informal stop talking. → sock …   English new terms dictionary

  • Put a sock in it — This is one way of telling someone to shut up. Clearly the sock needs to be put in their loud mouth! …   The American's guide to speaking British

  • Put a sock in it! — Go to Stuff a sock in it! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • put a sock in it — Vrb phrs. Quieten down, stop talking. Usually in the imperative …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • put a sock in it — informal used for telling someone in a rude way to be quiet …   English dictionary

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