Put a Sock in It
What it means
Stop talking, said to someone who has been going for some time.
Where it comes from
The usual explanation is early gramophones, which had no volume control, so a sock stuffed into the horn muffled them. People certainly did that, though whether it named the phrase is unproven.
The puzzle it came from
Put a Sock in It was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 24, 2025. The clue read ____ a ____ in ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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ankle
sock
puppet
show
stopper
belgium
chocolate
bar
counter
offer
shot
put
forward
thinking
cap
low
blow
it
girl
power
Phrasicle: Put a Sock in It