keep your trap shut

keep your mouth closed

TRANSLATION

Halt die Klappe!

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"There is a long and fine tradition of KEEPING YOUR TRAP SHUT for US Media and being openly critical to the foreign press."

(Tim Dunlop - April 13th 2003)

Did you
know?

trap

Is slang for mouth, there are a few others:

box, fly trap, gob, jaws, kisser, mush

Usage Note:

It's not very nice to say "keep your trap shut" to anyone. If you use this expression, apply it to yourself - "I should have kept my trap shut when the boss asked for my honest opinion about painting in his office."

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