knock it off

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.

colloquial, idiomatic, imperative

Equivalents

Españolbasta ya dejarlo parar

Françaisarrêter

Portuguêsparar

8 more languages

Bosanskipara sluta

Galegopara parade

Hrvatskipara sluta

ქართულიგაჩერდი გეყოს

Kurdîpara

Русскийзавязывать кончать

Српскиpara sluta

Svenskalägg av lägga av sluta

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

knock it out of the park knock off knock on knock on heaven's door knock on the door of knock on the head

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