put up or shut up
To desist from saying something unless one is able to prove itTo desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it; to act in a manner that makes further talk unnecessary.
» Let's put up the Christmas tree here.
Lasst uns den Weihnachtsbaum hier aufstellen. — MUIRIEL
Давайте поставим рождественскую ёлку здесь. — sharptoothed
Давайте поставимо ялинку тут. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)To desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it; to act in a manner that makes further talk unnecessary.
Examples
616 sentencesLet's put up the Christmas tree here.
Давайте поставимо ялинку тут. — deniko
ruДавайте поставим рождественскую ёлку здесь. — sharptoothed
deLasst uns den Weihnachtsbaum hier aufstellen. — MUIRIEL
He put up his house for sale.
Він виставив свій будинок на продаж. — deniko
ruОн выставил свой дом на продажу. — marafon
Will you put us up for one night?
Можна ми в тебе переночуємо? — Internecivus
ruВы приютите нас на одну ночь? — odexed
I can't put up with this noise anymore.
Я більше не можу виносити цей гамір. — deniko
deIch halte diesen Lärm nicht mehr aus. — Esperantostern
She has put her house up for sale.
Вона виставила свій будинок на продаж. — anastasishko
ruОна выставила свой дом на продажу. — odexed
Forms
puts up or shuts up, putting up or shutting up, put up, put up| Base form | put up or shut up · to put up or shut up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | puts up or shuts up |
| Present participle | putting up or shutting up |
| Past simple | put up / shut up |
| Past participle | put up / shut up |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb