belt up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de afivelar o cinto de segurança ou, em contexto informal, calar a boca ou parar de falar.

A phrasal verb used to mean to fasten a seatbelt, or informally to stop talking or be quiet.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. informalbritish

   To fasten a seatbelt in a vehicle.

   Apertar o cinto de segurança

   • Please belt up before I start the car.
   • He told the children to belt up in the back seat.
   • I always belt up as soon as I get in the car.

2. Be quiet or stop talkinginformalbritish

   A rude or informal way to tell someone to be quiet.

   Cala a boca

   • Belt up! I'm trying to concentrate.
   • He told his noisy brother to belt up.
   • She shouted at them to belt up during the film.

   Sinônimoshushpipe downshushshut up

   Antônimosspeaktalk

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