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
Robert J. Clark, head of the federal agency’s New Jersey division, listed reasons the state should knock it off.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
I wanted to tell him to knock it off.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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