cerrar el pico

Literally, “to close the beak”.

• IPA^(key): /θeˌraɾ el ˈpiko/ [θeˌraɾ el ˈpi.ko] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /seˌraɾ el ˈpiko/ [seˌraɾ el ˈpi.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ce‧rrar el pi‧co

cerrar el pico

1. (idiomatic) to shut up; shut one's trap

• “callar, o cerrar alguien el, o su, pico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025