What is the meaning of when someone says "put up or shut up?" Does it sound a bit odd?
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2016-11-29 3:21 am
It's a gambling reference, people. It worked it's way into colloquial speech.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/198682/what-is-the-origin-and-sense-of-the-phrase-put-up-or-shut-up
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2016-11-29 5:14 am
This is a statement to require someone to make good on a threat or to call their bluff. It is widely and commonly used in the US.
2016-11-29 3:05 am
it means either put up with whatever is happening/ being said or just shut up and stop talking. yes it sounds a bit odd
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