shut your mouth

shut your mouth

Be quiet or cease talking immediately. Can be rude, aggressive, or jocular depending on the context. Shut your mouth, Bobby—no one asked for the opinion of a dork like you! A: "So, where do you think we can sell these stolen goods?" B: "Shut your mouth! Don't you have enough sense not to talk about that in public?" A: "Wow, that Cadillac has seen better days. How much did you pay for that little gem?" B: "Ah, shut your mouth, Dave. I think it looks just fine."
See also: mouth, shut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shut your ˈmouth/ˈtrap/ˈface/ˈgob!

(also keep your ˈmouth/ˈtrap shut) (slang) a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking: ‘Shut your face’, Roger said, ‘or I’ll kick you out.’ Why can’t you learn to keep your big mouth shut?
Trap and gob are slang words for ‘mouth’.
See also: face, mouth, shut, trap
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • shut your trap
  • Shut your trap!
  • shut your yap
  • yap
  • shut your pie hole
  • gob
  • shut your gob
  • shut your mouth/trap/face/gob!
  • Shut your face!
  • Shut your cake hole!
References in periodicals archive
"The defendant then held his arms out sideways and chanted: 'Fergie, Fergie shut your mouth'.
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After scoring the equaliser in the 1-1 draw with England, Nasri ran to the touchline and shouted, "Shut your mouth" in French.
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I have a lot of respect for Liverpool fans and what I did, the sign of silence - 'shut your mouth' - was not for them, it was for the English press" - Mourinho defends putting a finger to his lips during the 2005 Carling Cup final against Liverpool, an action which resulted in him being sent to the stands.
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I did not know it was you." The attacker then chanted: "Fergie, Fergie, shut your mouth."
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While Sir Alex was doubled up in pain, Reynolds chanted: "Fergie, Fergie, shut your mouth."
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While Sir Alex was doubled up in pain, Reynolds chanted: "Fergie, Fergie, shut your mouth." He then headbutted and racially abused PCSO Peace Toluwa in last month's incident, South-wark crown court heard.
Sore and stunned.. he really gave me a whack; FERGIE'S SHOCK AT PUNCH FROM DRUNK YOB
With Sir Alex doubled up in pain, he chanted: "Fergie, Fergie, shut your mouth."
Sore and stunned; FERGIE'S PUNCH PAIN