put a sock in it

idiom

informal
used to tell someone to stop talking
I wish someone would tell him to put a sock in it.

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“Put a sock in it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20sock%20in%20it. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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