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Alternative form of stick to one's knitting [(idiomatic) To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.]
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To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)
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(UK, informal) To suppress an action or expression, especially when due to lack of courage.
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(transitive, idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
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(idiomatic) To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.
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(informal) To stop talking.
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(informal, usually imperative) To be quiet, stop talking.
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(idiomatic) To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.
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Alternative form of button one's lip [(idiomatic) To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.]
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(transitive, slang) To shut up.
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(idiomatic, imperative) To silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.
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Synonym of keep one's cards close to one's chest
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(idiomatic) To ignore something.
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To stop worrying about or trying to do something about; to ignore.
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(Hong Kong, vulgar) to shut up
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(obsolete, figuratively) To silence or prevent from speaking.
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(slang) To be quiet; to shut up.
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(figuratively) Unable to speak; silenced.
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To have implications for something as well as its counterpart.
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(informal, sometimes imperative) To suddenly stop talking; shut up.
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(figuratively) self-restraint in speech.
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(idiomatic) To speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say.
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(informal, transitive) To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
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(transitive, obsolete) To deride.
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To be careful in what one says; to avoid divulging information or speaking in a way considered to be inappropriate or offensive.
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(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) To cease to be told about, or nagged because of, something.
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(rare, now chiefly dialectal or archaic) To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
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To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
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(intransitive) To hide, to be hidden.
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(transitive) To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.
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(idiomatic) To be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.
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(dated) An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.
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(idiomatic) To refrain from speaking; to be silent.
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(idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something.
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(intransitive) To become quiet.
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(intransitive, informal) To become quiet; to cease making sounds.
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An enclosed, noise-suppressed testing facility for aircraft jet engines.
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A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
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(African-American Vernacular) To be quiet; to shut up.
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(military slang) A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.
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(intransitive, informal) To become quiet; to cease making sounds.
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secrecy; covert operation
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A lullaby used to soothe babies to sleep.
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(transitive) To make hushed or quiet; quieten
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Someone who hushes, insisting on silence.
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So as to hush or quieten.
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Obsolete form of hushed. [Very quiet; expressed using soft tones.]
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(poetic) hushed; quiet
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(idiomatic) To maintain a polite manner of speaking.
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(idiomatic, imperative) To keep something secret.
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(idiomatic) Be quiet and discreet.
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(idiomatic) To refrain from talking, especially to remain silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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(idiomatic) To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.
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(idiomatic) To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
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(idiomatic) To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly; broadly, to refrain from speaking altogether.
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Alternative form of hold one's peace [(idiomatic) To refrain from speaking; to be silent.]
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(idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.
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Alternative form of keep shtum [(intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) Not tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.]
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(slang) To stay in concealment.
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(intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) Not tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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To take on or embrace something difficult or unpleasant, usually through determination or perseverance; to find a way to benefit from, or alleviate the harm of, risk, uncertainty and difficult situations.
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(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.
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(idiomatic) To be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear words.
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(MTE, slang, often followed by it) To shut up; to stop talking.
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(idiomatic) A tacit agreement not to discuss a certain topic
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(transitive, neologism) To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.
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Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head [(idiomatic) To maintain a polite manner of speaking.]
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Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head [(idiomatic) To maintain a polite manner of speaking.]
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(slang) Synonym of put a sock in it (“be quiet”)
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(idiomatic) (forceful) To be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.
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(figuratively, informal, humorous, idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.
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(idiomatic) To put a stop to, suppress; to reject.
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(idiomatic) To put a stop to, suppress; to reject.
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Alternative form of put the kibosh on [(idiomatic) To halt, stop, or squelch.]
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(idiomatic) To halt, stop, or squelch.
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(idiomatic) To desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it; to act in a manner that makes further talk unnecessary.
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(idiomatic, imperative) Do not bother with the explanation that you are about to give; be quiet.
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(idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To refrain from speech; to be quiet, especially where it would have no useful effect to speak.
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(often imperative) To refrain from speech where it is futile or not wanted; to shut up.
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(idiomatic) An imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.
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To censor oneself; to stop oneself from saying certain things.
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Alternative spelling of shush [(onomatopoeia, intransitive) To be quiet; to keep quiet.]
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(transitive) To screen, hide.
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(pronunciation spelling) Shut up.
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(onomatopoeia, intransitive) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
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Someone who shushes, insisting on silence
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(figuratively, intransitive) To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors.
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(idiomatic) To ignore or deliberately overlook.
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(idiomatic, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.
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(idiomatic, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.
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(idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in.
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(transitive) To terminate (a business).
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A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
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(transitive) To cancel or terminate.
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(transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
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To not say anything; to keep quiet.
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(obsolete) Be silent; shut up.
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Alternative form of keep mum [(idiomatic) To refrain from talking, especially to remain silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.]
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Alternative form of put a sock in it [(figuratively, informal, humorous, idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.]
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(intransitive, UK dialectal) To stop to listen; pause.
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To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
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Alternative form of put a sock in it [(figuratively, informal, humorous, idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.]
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To keep quiet or keep a secret.
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(idiomatic) Of a person, silence or reticence.
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(literally) Having the lips pressed tightly together, hence, not speaking.
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(transitive, poetic, archaic) To shut up; to close.
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(idiomatic) Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
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Alternative form of watch one's mouth [(idiomatic, US) To be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.]
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(UK, informal, chiefly imperative) Stop talking or arguing; shut up.
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Alternative form of zip one's lip [(informal, often imperative, idiomatic) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.]
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(informal, often imperative, idiomatic) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.
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Alternative form of zip one's lip [(informal, often imperative, idiomatic) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.]
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Alternative form of zip one's lip [(informal, often imperative, idiomatic) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.]
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