button it

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Etymology

Shortened form of button one's lip.

Verb

button it (third-person singular simple present buttons it, present participle buttoning it, simple past and past participle buttoned it)

1. (informal, usually imperative) To be quiet, stop talking.

   I don't need any advice from you, so button it.

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