Question of the Day #731

And, besides, as my wife reminds me, nobody wants to hear you gripe about taxes. It's like complaining about rain. So just zip it.

From the 1st paragraph under the subtitle "Where yours truly stands on taxes" in this article at Fortune.

上記の文で、zip itの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "zip it" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎には、zip itが掲載されていないので、Weblioによると、

お口にチャック

とあります。ただ、これは直訳に近いので、下記英語の「すぐに話すのをやめる」のほうが意訳としていいと思います。
なお、命令形で使用されることが多いが、もちろん他の使い方もできます。例えば、I decided to zip it.

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to stop talking immediately

Examples

• She angrily told him to zip it.
• Just zip it - I'm tired of listening to you complain.
• She should just zip it in front of her in-laws knowing that they don’t care anyway.
• You should not zip it when it is a matter of your life. You must have a full say in the decision.
• As a veteran leader, Cunningham said it was his duty to speak up and tell his teammates to zip it.

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