belt up
Britishverb
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slang to become or cause to become silent; stop talking: often used in the imperative
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to fasten with or by a belt, esp a seat belt
Example Sentences
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For now, however, travelers should check airport rules — and belt up, sip down and be ready to unpack.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025
I remember getting a lot of Looney Tunes oversized T-shirts — whenever we talk about throwback T-shirts, that was always one — and baggy pants that I had to belt up.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021
The Liverpudlian puts his WBA world super-middleweight title up for grabs in San Antonio and with the vacant WBC belt up for grabs too, the winner will hold two of the four belts at 168lbs.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2020
The jet stream's unusual northerly course also helped suck the tornado belt up from its more normal Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri route, causing a disastrous twister in Chicago's suburbs.
From Time Magazine Archive
“But lock that belt up first at the bottom of your box or where it’s safest.”
From Glyn Severn's Schooldays by Pears, Charles
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