English

Alternative forms

• stick a sock in it
• stuff a sock in it

Verb

put a sock in it ‎(third-person singular simple present puts a sock in it, present participle putting a sock in it, simple past and past participle put a sock in it)

1. (idiomatic) 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.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:stop talking

Translations