| 词汇 | put a sock in it |
| 释义 | put a sock in itrude slang To stop talking. Often used as an imperative. Oh, put a sock in it! No one wants to hear your complaints anymore. If they don't put a sock in it soon, I'm going to go up there and tell them to shut up. put a sock in itBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you tell someone to put a sock in it, you are rudely telling them to stop talking. Put a sock in it, all of you. I'm trying to watch TV. put a sock in itstop talking. British informalput a ˈsock in it(old-fashioned, British English, informal) be quiet; stop talking or making a noise: Put a sock in it, will you? I’m on the phone.This expression may refer to early gramophones, which had no volume controls. To play records more quietly, people used to put a sock into the trumpet.Put a sock in it!verbSee Stuff a sock in it! |
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