can it

idiom

US, informal
: to stop talking : to shut up
I wish you'd just can it!

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Can its access remain dynamically aligned with that of its human-operator, and, just as critically, can it be revoked the moment the agent becomes a liability? Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Or can it be practiced, improved, developed? Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 How easily can it be adjusted to fit non-typical limbs and-or musculature? IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2025 If the secretary of state should choose to withhold this patent; or the patent being lost, should refuse a copy of it; can it be imagined that the law furnishes to the injured person no remedy? Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for can it

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“Can it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can%20it. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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