can it

idiom

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

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Nor can it be achieved via random mix-and-matching. Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025 And ask questions like: How can it be integrated in our health care system? Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 25 Sep. 2025 Just as democracy can be chipped away, decision by decision, so can it be rebuilt. Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025 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 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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