to ask someone to shut up
to ask to not say anything further, in a rude manner
to stop talking
The teacher had asked the class to zip it but today everybody seemed to want to talk a lot. So she punished the entire class.
I told you to zip it while I pray. Why are you disturbing me then?
She should just zip it in front of her in-laws knowing that they don’t care anyway.
My mom would just ask me to zip it when I started asking questions about this topic.
Can you please zip it so I can concentrate on the game?
My siblings were often told to zip it but I always did what I wanted.
You should not zip it when it is a matter of your life. You must have a full say in the decision.
Children are often asked to zip it but that is just bad parenting.
There is no origin for this idiom
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