knock it off

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knock it off

verb knocks it off · knocking it off · knocked it off

  1. colloquial, idiomatic, imperative 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.

interjection

  1. Cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; desist. Knock it off! This is the last time I'm telling you!

    Similar: cut it out, give it a break

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verb to stop doing something

Españolparar, dejarlo
Portuguêsparar
Françaisarrêter
Русскийзавязывать zavjazyvatʹ, кончать končatʹ

intj cease doing something

Españolbasta ya
Ελληνικάκόφ’ το kóf’ to, κόφτε το kófte to

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@misc{knock_it_off_2026,
  title = {knock it off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knock%20it%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}