shut one's trap - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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From the slang use of trap in reference to a person's mouth.

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

  1. (idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet.
    Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.

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