shut one's trap

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

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shut one's trap (third-person singular simple present shuts one's trap, present participle shutting one's trap, simple past and past participle shut one's trap)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet.
    Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.

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