"button it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: buttons it [present, singular, third-person], buttoning it [participle, present], buttoned it [participle, past], buttoned it [past]
Etymology: Shortened form of button one's lip. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} 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. Tags: imperative, informal, usually
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