英语词汇“to zip it up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. transitive. figurative. To keep (one's mouth or lips) closed so as not to talk or divulge information. Also in to zip it up: to stop talking. Frequently used in commands to stop talking, as in zip it up, zip up your lip. Cf. sense 2d, which is more common.

1939 Los Angeles Times 9 June 24/1 The night Joe Abreau, Oakland third baseman, got put out of the ball game by Umpire Ray Snyder last week, his girl friend was listening to the broadcast over the radio and sent him the following telegram: ‘Zip up your lip, fresh guy. Love.’

1999 Y June 84/1 While his conscience snacks on him, that damn expensive watch he bought and Lizzie's credit cards need to be paid up, so he zips up his mouth.

2015 J. Osteen Power of I Am ii. 31 If you can't say anything positive, zip it up.

单词	to zip it up
释义	> as lemmas to zip it up d. transitive. figurative. To keep (one's mouth or lips) closed so as not to talk or divulge information. Also in to zip it up: to stop talking. Frequently used in commands to stop talking, as in zip it up, zip up your lip. Cf. sense 2d, which is more common. Π 1939 Los Angeles Times 9 June 24/1 The night Joe Abreau, Oakland third baseman, got put out of the ball game by Umpire Ray Snyder last week, his girl friend was listening to the broadcast over the radio and sent him the following telegram: ‘Zip up your lip, fresh guy. Love.’ 1999 Y June 84/1 While his conscience snacks on him, that damn expensive watch he bought and Lizzie's credit cards need to be paid up, so he zips up his mouth. 2015 J. Osteen Power of I Am ii. 31 If you can't say anything positive, zip it up. extracted from zipv.¹ < as lemmas
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