shut one's face

shut one's face
To stop talking; to be quiet.

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

Syn: button it, button one’s lip, can it, put a sock in it, shut it, shut one’s gob, shut one’s mouth, shut one’s trap, shut up, zip it, zip ones lip

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