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knock it off

Idioms  

  1. Quit or stop doing something, as in Knock it off, boys! That's enough noise. This term is often used as an imperative. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see knock 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

“In the past, school districts, I think, felt a lot more comfortable to say, ‘Hey, knock it off.’

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

The cop told him to knock it off and said that the girl was to go and he was to stay in his room and wait to be summoned to the police station.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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