knock it off

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knock it off (third-person singular simple present knocks it off, present participle knocking it off, simple past and past participle knocked it off)

1. (colloquial, chiefly imperative, idiomatic) To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.

   Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? I'm trying to sleep.

knock it off

1. Cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; desist.

   Synonyms: cut it out, give it a break

   Knock it off! This is the last time I'm telling you!

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