zips it
Stops talking now
Zips it means to stop talking, to shut up.
The image is of closing one's mouth like a zipper—sealing it shut.
Usually imperative: Zip it, I'm trying to concentrate.
The phrase is informal and somewhat dismissive, often directed at someone who's being annoying or talking too much.
- shut upDemand for silence
- muteWithout voice or sound
- quietLacking in sound
- closeNearby or to shut
- hushAbsence of sound
hold your tongue · reticence · confidentiality · seal · clam up · keep mum · taciturnity · tight-lipped · bite your tongue · say nothing · not a word · discretion · circumspection · mouth · politeness · secrecy · decorum · concealment