___I'll buckle up

English as a Second Language Listening, speaking, pronunciation and accent
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At a driving school

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Man: Oh, oh, I like this horn.

Driving Instructor: Leave the horn alone and buckle up.

Man: I’m sorry. I won’t say another word. I’ll buckle up.

Driving Instructor: No, I mean buckle up your seat belt, your safety belt.
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What does “I’ll buckle up” mean in this dialogue?

Does it mean “I’ll buckle up my mouth”?

Thank you

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I think since he doesn’t know the idiom ‘to buckle up’, he assumes that it means ‘to shut up’ which it doesn’t.

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Thank you so much, Torsten :two_hearts:

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