belt up


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belt up

vb (adverb)
1. slang to become or cause to become silent; stop talking: often used in the imperative
2. to fasten with or by a belt, esp a seat belt
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Verb1.belt up - refuse to talk or stop talkingbelt up - refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
be quiet, button up, clam up, keep mum, shut up, dummy up, close up
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Translations

w>belt up

vt sep jacket → den Gürtel (+gen) → zumachen
vi
(inf) → die Klappe or Schnauze halten (inf); (= stop making noise) → mit dem Krach aufhören (inf)
(esp hum: = put seat belt on) → sich anschnallen
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