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"zip it" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a colloquial phrase that means to be quiet or to stop talking. Here is an example of how you can use it in written English: John was talking too much in the meeting, so I leaned over and whispered, "John, can you please just zip it for a minute and let someone else speak?".
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zip it
verb
Alternative form of zip one's lip
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I can't zip it".
Ruthie, zip it.
"So zip it".
Zip it!" to the children.
"He can zip it," Shonka said.
She could not zip it herself.
"I'd better zip it up," he said.
I don't know!" he cried, making the "zip it" motion.
Trump simply couldn't zip it and move on.
The paper offered him this advice: "Zip it, Donald.
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