can it

idiom

US, informal
: to stop talking : to shut up
I wish you'd just can it!

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If the secretary of state should choose to withhold this patent; or the patent being lost, should refuse a copy of it; can it be imagined that the law furnishes to the injured person no remedy? Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025 Nor can it be used to enter Escape Lounges or Delta Sky Lounge. Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025 What is our process, who owns it, and how can it be improved? Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Neither can it be put on the shoulders of Patrick Bamford after nearly four years of inconsistent game time. Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for can it

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“Can it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can%20it. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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