put a sock in it
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.
sock
UK /sɒk/ US /sɑk/
noun 8verb 2intj 1adj 1
Collocations
11(noun.)
ADJ
knee, long | ankle, short | thick | woolly | old, smelly
odd
My daughter couldn't find a matching pair, so she just grabbed two odd socks from the drawer.
QUANT
pair
VERB + SOCK
pull on, pull up | pull off | knit | darn, mend
Definitions
noun
1
A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
2
Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
3
The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
4
A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
Turns out a sock is a soft cylindrical cover that goes over the mic. The sock sat forlornly on the table. It looked lonely. It reminded me of me. Aaron told me I punctuated my ps too much — I'm too punchy — and that I needed to soften how I spoke. He told me to put the sock' on the mic.
5
Ellipsis of gun sock.
intj
1
The sound of a punch or powerful blow.
Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
verb
1
To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
"We must get the old dear out," said Lord Roxton to Malone. "He'll be had for manslaughter if we don't. What I mean, he's not responsible - he'll sock someone and be lagged for it."
What you should be is not yellow at all. If you're supposed to sock somebody in the jaw, and you sort of feel like doing it, you should do it.
2
To throw.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Turns out a sock is a soft cylindrical cover that goes over the mic. The sock sat forlornly on the table. It looked lonely. It reminded me of me. Aaron told me I punctuated my ps too much — I'm too pu
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At 1331:58, UA Flight 757 reported that it was ready for takeoff on runway 35R. However, at 1332:05, 7 seconds later, it reported, "Ah, this is seven fifty seven, our sock sitting in front of us gives
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Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
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"We must get the old dear out," said Lord Roxton to Malone. "He'll be had for manslaughter if we don't. What I mean, he's not responsible - he'll sock someone and be lagged for it."
Wiktionary05
What you should be is not yellow at all. If you're supposed to sock somebody in the jaw, and you sort of feel like doing it, you should do it.
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They may let you off the first time because you're new maybe. But the second time they'll sock it to you, give you a couple of days in the Hole, then throw you in Number Two.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, sock is marked as informal, slang, dated, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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