zip one's lip

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zip one's lip (third-person singular simple present zips one's lip, present participle zipping one's lip, simple past and past participle zipped one's lip)

  1. (informal, often imperative, idiomatic) To refrain from or to stop talking; to be quiet; shut up.
    Why don’t you just zip your lip? I’m tired of listening to you.

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Synonyms of zip one's lip
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