To tell a person to stop talking—politely:
NR | 18 |
BE QUIET | 13 |
HUSH | 11 |
PLEASE BE QUIET | 8 |
SHUT UP | 3 |
“HUSH, PLEASE” | 2 |
HUSH UP | 2 |
PLEASE HUSH | 2 |
SSH | 2 |
“BE QUIET, PLEASE” | 1 |
“QUIET, PLEASE” | 1 |
CLOSE YOUR TRAP | 1 |
DO HUSH | 1 |
DRY UP | 1 |
GIVE YOUR TONGUE A RECESS | 1 |
JUST WAIT A MINUTE | 1 |
LET ME HAVE THE FLOOR | 1 |
LET ME SPEAK AWHILE | 1 |
LET’S CAN IT | 1 |
LISTEN | 1 |
LISTEN AWHILE | 1 |
PLEASE | 1 |
PLEASE CLOSE YOUR TRAP | 1 |
PLEASE KEEP QUIET | 1 |
PLEASE SHUT UP | 1 |
PUT FINGER ON LIPS | 1 |
QUIET | 1 |
QUIT PUTTING ON | 1 |
SHUT UP FOR AWHILE | 1 |
SHUT YOUR MOUTH | 1 |
SIMMER DOWN | 1 |
SLOW DOWN A LITTLE | 1 |
SLOW UP | 1 |
STOP PALAVERING | 1 |
WAIT A MINUTE | 1 |
WAIT TILL I GET THROUGH TALKING | 1 |
WOULD YOU PLEASE BE QUIET | 1 |
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