knock it off
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Cox also repeatedly warned alleged infringers to knock it off when Sony flagged IP addresses suspected of pirating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The message went out to "knock it off" or face "consequences".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
He second-guessed himself long enough for his wife to tell him to knock it off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2024
Luckily, a seating host witnessed the smoke and told them to knock it off.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
If Rabia were here, she’d walk right up to them, hands on hips, long braid swishing like a whip from under her hijab, and tell them to knock it off.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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