English Explanatory Dictionary

put a sock in it

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.

Pronunciation

En-au-put a sock in it.ogg

Word forms

put a sock in it puts a sock in it putting a sock in it

Etymology

Possibly from a crude means of muffling a record player's speaker.

Synonyms

stick a sock in it stuff a sock in it
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