knock it off

[knock it off] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal}

1. To stop talking about something considered not appropriate or nonsensical by the listener. — Used frequently as an imperative.

* /Come on, Joe, knock it off, you're not making any sense at all!/ 2. To cease doing something; to quit. — Heavily favored in the imperative.

* /Come on boys, knock it off, you're breaking the furniture in my room!/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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