shut your trap

shut your trap

An imperative to be quiet or cease talking immediately. Can be rude, aggressive, or jocular depending on the context. Shut your trap, 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 trap! 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 trap, Dave. I think it looks just fine."
See also: shut, trap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shut your trap

be silent; stop talking. informal
See also: shut, trap
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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

Shut your trap!

verb
See Shut your face!
See also: shut
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Shut your trap!
  • shut your yap
  • yap
  • shut your pie hole
  • gob
  • shut your gob
  • Shut your face!
  • shut your mouth/trap/face/gob!
  • shut your mouth
  • Shut your cake hole!
References in periodicals archive
"Just as I was running off to celebrate the penalty I had scored, I came across Gary and I said to myself: 'Shut your trap, keep quiet'.
At the same event the critic Matthew Jarvis will present Sing for Wales or Shut Your Trap - All the Rest's a Load of C***.
Then, shut your trap. Better yet, plot out what you're going to say before you stay after class.
SHUT YOUR TRAP: Italy coach Trapattoni; A REAL HAIRY MOMENT: Italy's Mauro Camoranesi and Dane Christian Poulsen tussle for possession in yesterday's Group C draw; MIDDLE MAN: Camoranesi is the meat of the sandwich as Poulsen and Daniel Jensen close in
MIDDLE MAN: Camoranesi is the meat of the sandwich as Poulsen and Daniel Jensen close in; SHUT YOUR TRAP: Italy coach Trapattoni
Shut your trap for a second, Roberto, and answer this one.
SHUT YOUR TRAP Giovanni Trapattoni was quick to put down reports of a player time limit
And I also really hope you'll now shut your trap about teams going to Ibrox and sitting back for most of the match.
If you are such a strong believer (heart, soul and mind) in a more liberal society, then, like the wall contributors, shut your traps and invest your personal nonpolitical time and money to address your agenda.
For those of you who do know about football - shut your traps, this is a food column...
SHUT YOUR TRAPS: The Republic boss feels he deserves more respect from the supporters; RESULTS: Mourinho; RESULTS: Benitez
Or shut your traps and let your horses do the talking instead.