quit it
idiom
—used to tell someone to stop doing something usually because it is annoying or irritating
He was kicking the back of her seat until she finally told him to quit it.
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Coach Heather and Jimmy’s mother Gloria are like two sides of the same coin: both were Warriors in high school and had a chance to go pro, but Gloria walked away from basketball while Heather can’t seem to quit it.
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Jourdain Searles, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024
On January 10, a few hours before the U.N. passed a resolution calling on the Houthis to quit it, the militia launched its most sophisticated offensive to date.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
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Jourdain Searles, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024
On January 10, a few hours before the U.N. passed a resolution calling on the Houthis to quit it, the militia launched its most sophisticated offensive to date.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Quit it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quit%20it. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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