put a sock in it
put a sock in it · puts a sock in it · put a sock in it · putting a sock in it
To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouthTo stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth:
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, humorous, idiomatic, slang)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.
затыкатьсяzatykatʹsja
Origin
Possibly from a crude means of muffling a record player's speaker.Possibly from a crude means of muffling a record player's speaker.
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Forms
puts a sock in it, putting a sock in it, put a sock in it, put a sock in itirregular · Lesson
| Base form | put a sock in it · to put a sock in it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puts a sock in it |
| Present participle | putting a sock in it |
| Past simple | put a sock in it |
| Past participle | put a sock in it |
Tenses
put a sock in it · put a sock in it · will put a sock in it · have put a sock in itPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.