knock it off
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Greg Gutfeld also reached for metaphors when he urged the two billionaires to “knock it off.”
From Salon
That is very clear to me now, “Oh, they are saying this very vanilla thing, but that is a signal to this country to knock it off.”
From Los Angeles Times
He second-guessed himself long enough for his wife to tell him to knock it off.
From Los Angeles Times
Simmons, 66, told them to “knock it off” in the wake of backlash that was sparked when Simmons posted a photo of himself with “The Color Purple” star in Indonesia.
From Los Angeles Times
Days before Catherine, Princess of Wales, ended the wild speculation over her absence from public life by revealing that she is battling cancer, a top royal journalist appeared on British national television and delivered a stark message to the media: Knock it off.
From New York Times
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