Zip one's lip

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb phrase 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms

English

Verb phrase

to zip one’s lip (zipping one’s lip, zipped one’s lip)

1. (colloquial, impolite) ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To stop talking; to be quiet.

   Why don’t you just zip your lip? I’m tired of listening to you.

Usage notes

• Used mainly in the imperative to make a discourteous or impatient request to someone to stop talking.

Synonyms

• button it
• button one’s lip
• can it
• put a sock in it
• shut it
• shut one’s face
• shut one’s gob
• shut one’s mouth
• shut one’s trap
• shut up
• zip it