can it
Stop talking now
Can it is an imperative telling someone to stop talking or making noise—essentially "shut up" or "be quiet." The phrase treats unwanted speech like something to be sealed away in a container: Can it, will you? I'm trying to think.
It's informal and somewhat dated, carrying a brusque, no-nonsense tone.
- shut upDemand for silence
- haltComplete sudden stop
- hushAbsence of sound
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- dummy upRefuse to speak
silence · quit · shaddup · pause · desist · clam up · terminate · discontinue · stifle · pipe down · stop · abort · end · hold your tongue · trash · toss · manage · nix
continuation vs. cessation
can itkeep it up
Encouragement to persist
carry on · don't stop · keep going · continue · proceed
can, it, canned, cannot, cans, canning, uncanny, recant, decant