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.

Examples of quit it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 28 Apr. 2024.

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