STOP: KNOCK IT OFF!
06 / 02 / 2007
STOP: KNOCK IT OFF!: meaning and examples
Good morning.
In spoken English, there are different informal expressions that we use to tell people to stop, depending on the context.
Today's expression is: knock it off! (spoken/informal)
It is used: to tell somebody to stop making noise or to stop doing something that is annoying you.
Example 1:
Knock it off! I'm trying to sleep.
Example 2:
They were talking and making noise during the film, so I told them to knock it off.
Tomorrow we will look at a couple of more informal spoken expressions that we use to ask a person to stop doing something that is bothering us.
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Enjoy your day and I'll see you tomorrow.
