Phrasal Verbs: SHUT UP

SHUT UP(informal; not polite) to stop talking, to be or make quiet [parar de falar, “calar a boca”]

• We could hardly believe when Mary angrily told her husband to shut up in front of all the guests at the party.
• Mal conseguimos acreditar quando Mary, brava, mandou o marido calar a boca na frente de todos os convidados na festa.
• “Could you both shut up? I’m trying to watch this movie!”, Fred told Bill and Dan.
• “Vocês dois poderiam calar a boca? Estou tentando ver este filme!”, Fred disse a Bill e Dan.