keep one's mouth shut

[keep one's mouth shut] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be or stay silent. — A rude expression when used as a command.

* /When the crooks were captured by the police, their leader warned them to keep their mouths shut./

* /Charles began to tell Barry how to kick the ball, and Barry said angrily, "Keep your mouth shut!"/ Syn.: SHUT UP(1).

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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