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if you don't pipe down, we're turning this car around and going straight home!
“Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!” the teacher commanded
Recent Examples on the Web
The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
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Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
So, the liberal media should pipe down and order the flowers.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
Traditionalists who follow the Test arena want England to pipe down a bit and play sensibly when the game favours them.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Or can parents pipe down and put the focus back on the kids if a threat of repercussions looms?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
The engine note tends to mumble under load but pipes down while cruising.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
Cancer’s had to pipe down.
—New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
Fortunately, during this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Keegan-Michael Key stepped up and told Waldorf (Mikey Day) and Stadler (Beck Bennett) to pipe down, or call themselves a little, soft, fabric cab, because their insults will no longer be tolerated.
—Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 16 May 2021
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Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
So, the liberal media should pipe down and order the flowers.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
Traditionalists who follow the Test arena want England to pipe down a bit and play sensibly when the game favours them.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Or can parents pipe down and put the focus back on the kids if a threat of repercussions looms?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
The engine note tends to mumble under load but pipes down while cruising.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
Cancer’s had to pipe down.
—New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
Fortunately, during this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Keegan-Michael Key stepped up and told Waldorf (Mikey Day) and Stadler (Beck Bennett) to pipe down, or call themselves a little, soft, fabric cab, because their insults will no longer be tolerated.
—Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 16 May 2021
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“Pipe down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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