What does "callarse la boca" mean?

To stop speaking or to remain silent, either voluntarily or in response to a request.

How is "callarse la boca" used in a sentence?

Bien, pero si no le gusta esto, debe callarse la boca

callarse la boca | Idiomator

Meanings:

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutralinformal
- To stop speaking or to remain silent, either voluntarily or in response to a request.
- To refrain from commenting, often because it is wiser or more appropriate to say nothing.
Examples
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- Me callé la boca durante la reunión porque no quería entrar en polémicas innecesarias.
  I kept quiet during the meeting because I didn't want to get into unnecessary arguments.
- Cuando me dijeron que me callara la boca, entendí que era mejor no seguir discutiendo.
  When they told me to shut up, I understood it was better not to keep arguing.
- Prefiero callarme la boca en estas situaciones para evitar problemas con mis compañeros.
  I prefer to keep quiet in these situations to avoid problems with my coworkers.
2.
SpainLatin Americainformalrude
- An imperative or forceful admonition to someone to shut up.
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- ¡Cállate la boca ahora mismo o llamaré a seguridad para que te saquen del lugar!
  Shut your mouth right now or I'll call security to get you out of here!
- El entrenador le dijo al jugador que se callara la boca después de quejarse demasiado durante el partido.
  The coach told the player to shut up after complaining too much during the match.
- Cuando empezaron a pelear, la madre les gritó que se callaran la boca y se calmaran.
  When they started fighting, the mother shouted for them to shut up and calm down.

Examples:

ES: Bien, pero si no le gusta esto, debe callarse la boca
EN: All right, but if he doesn't like it, he has to keep his mouth shut.
ES: Cuando no se sabe de qué se habla, es mejor callarse la boca.
EN: When you know nothing about a subject, it's best to say nothing.
ES: ¿podría callarse la boca?
EN: - Will you pipe down?
ES: Los chillones de Whitney Young deberían callarse la boca.
EN: Those Whitney Young whiners should just shut up.
ES: Dap, en la vida hay momentos para estar callados, hombre, para callarse la boca
EN: Dap, in life there are times to be quiet, man, to shut the fuck up.
ES: - ¿Podrían callarse la boca?
EN: - will everybody just shut up!
ES: - Mamá no era de callarse la boca.
EN: - Mother was not the kind to keep quiet.
ES: - -callarse la boca.
EN: - Shut up.
ES: Al fin se dignó a callarse la boca.
EN: ALWAYS SHOOTING HIS MOUTH OFF.
ES: Al creer haberse salido con la suya no pudo callarse la boca con gente a la que quería impresionar.
EN: When he thought he got away with it he couldn't keep his mouth shut with people he wanted to impress.
ES: ¡Podría pedirme la leche o callarse la boca!
EN: You could trouble me for a warm glass of shut the hell up.
ES: Me hace el sacrosanto favor de apartarse y callarse la boca.
EN: Do me a favor, sit down over there and shut your mouth.
ES: Esto no tiene sentido. ¿Necesita él callarse la boca?
EN: This is really boring.
ES: Y, mientras tanto, mi cliente usará el derecho constitucional a callarse la boca.
EN: And meanwhile, my client is invoking her constitutional right... to keep her mouth shut.
EN: And meanwhile, my client is invoking her constitutional right... to keep her mouth shut.
ES: Sabía que debía callarse la boca.
EN: He knew enough to keep his mouth shut.
ES: Amare debería callarse la boca.
EN: Amare needs to shut his mouth.
ES: Sean debería callarse la boca.
EN: Sean should keep his mouth shut.
ES: Sabiendo cuando callarse la boca.
EN: Knowing when to keep your mouth shut.
ES: Y a por Barreller, por ser tan imbécil y no callarse la boca.
EN: And for Barreller for being so fucking stupid with his fucking big mouth.
ES: ¿Quieren callarse la boca?
EN: You guys want to shut the fuck up?

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