put a sock in it

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von put a sock in it im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth

He went on and on until I finally told him to put a sock in it.

Türkische aussprache

pût ı säk în ît

Aussprache

/ˈpo͝ot ə ˈsäk ən ət/ /ˈpʊt ə ˈsɑːk ɪn ɪt/

Etymologie

() Possibly from a crude means of muffling a gramophone's speaker.