0 to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone do this: --
I wish you'd shut up for a moment and listen to what the rest of us have to say.
My dad never stops talking. It's impossible to shut him up!
figurative If you breathe a single word to the police, we'll shut you up for good (= kill you).
The kids kept saying how hungry they were, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them up.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.