cerrar el pico

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to close the beak”.

Phrase

cerrar el pico

(idiomatic) to shut up; shut one's trap

Further reading

“callar, o cerrar alguien el, o su, pico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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