Idiom
Put up or shut up!
Theme: SUPPORT
a command to bet money in support of what one advocates. (Fixed order.)If you think that your horse is faster than mine, then make a bet. Put up or shut up!You think you can beat me at cards? Twenty bucks says you're wrong. Put up or shut up!
Idiom
Put up or shut up!
Theme: SILENCE
a command to prove something or stop talking about it; to do something or stop promising to do it. (Fixed order. Slang.)I'm tired of your telling everyone how fast you can run. Now, do it! Put up or shut up!Now's your chance to show us that you can run as fast as you can talk. Put up or shut up!
Slang
Put up or shut up!
Theme: SILENCE
exclam. “Speak now or remain silent for good!”I'm tired of your whining. What's your problem? Put up or shut up!Now is your chance. Put up or shut up!