put a sock in it
put a sock in it
rude 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.
See also: put, sock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put a sock in it
BRITISH, 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.
See also: put, sock
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
put a sock in it
stop talking. British informalSee also: put, sock
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
put 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.See also: put, sock
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
Put a sock in it!
verbSee Stuff a sock in it!
See also: put, sock
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- Put a sock in it!
- put a stop to
- put a stop to (something)
- put a cap on
- put a cap on (something)
- put (one's) back into (something)
- put (one's) back to (something)
- put back to
- put (something) in with (someone or something)
- put (something) on the block