- put a cork in it
- vp To stop talking. You talk too much; put a cork in it. 1970s
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put a cork in it — chiefly US informal used as a rude way to tell someone to stop talking and especially to stop complaining Why don t you put a cork in it! [=shut up] I am sick of your whining! • • • Main Entry: ↑cork … Useful english dictionary
put a cork in it! — This is a way of telling someone to be quiet … The small dictionary of idiomes
Put a cork in it — be quiet; cease to talk … Dictionary of Australian slang
put a cork in it — Australian Slang be quiet; cease to talk … English dialects glossary
Put a cork in it! — Go to Stuff a sock in it! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cork — c.1300, from Sp. alcorque cork sole, probably via Arabic and ultimately from L. quercus oak (see FIR (Cf. fir)) or perhaps cortex (gen. corticis) bark. The verb is recorded from 1570s, originally to put a cork sole on a shoe; meaning to stop with … Etymology dictionary
Cork (material) — Untreated cork panel … Wikipedia
cork — I. /kɔk / (say kawk) noun 1. the outer bark of the cork oak, used for making stoppers of bottles, floats, etc. 2. something made of cork. 3. a piece of cork, or other material (as rubber), used as a stopper for a bottle, etc. 4. a small float to… …
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Cork senior hurling team season 2009 — Cork Senior Hurling Season 2009 2009 Hurling Season Managers Gerald McCarthy John Considine All Ireland SHC Munster SHC National League Top scorer Highest SHC attendance … Wikipedia
