button it

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened form of button one's lip.

Verb[edit]

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.