单词 | can it |
释义 | > as lemmascan it b. transitive. can it: used in the imperative to command someone to stop talking, esp. on a particular subject; ‘shut up’, ‘give it a rest’. ΚΠ 1915 G. Bronson-Howard God's Man vii. i. 398 Archie brooded over his wrongs; his shrill voice rising oftener than pleased Pink's partner. ‘Can it, can it,’ the latter urged. 1940 Amer. Boy Feb. 4/1 Stub went rambling on, companionably... Whitey wheeled, ‘Can it, Rawlings’, he snapped. 1989 T. Tryon Night of Moonbow i. ii. 15 ‘Aw, can it, twerp’, ordered Monkey. 1998 K. Lette Altar Ego (1999) xxiii. 211 ‘If she cheated on me, what makes you think she won't cheat on you?’... ‘Can it, libel-breath.’ 2004 D. Mitchell Cloud Atlas (U.K. ed.) 432 ‘I have a distinct memory of having been fired.’ ‘Can it, willya?’ < as lemmas |
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