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Put up or shut up

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it; to act in a manner that makes further talk unnecessary.
2.verbTo put oneself forward for election or cease disloyalty to the incumbent.

Synonyms

dummy upshut one's faceshut one's traphold one's tonguesave one's breathput a lid on itshut upswallow one's wordskeep one's mouth shutspit it outdesistdry up
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