English Explanatory Dictionary

shut one's trap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stop talking; to be quiet.

Pronunciation

En-au-shut one's trap.ogg

Word forms

shut one's trap shuts one's trap shutting one's trap

Etymology

From the slang use of trap in reference to a person's mouth.

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