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Synonyms

cut it out

Idioms  

  1. Stop, desist, as in Cut it out, stop teasing your sister. [c. 1900] Also see cut it, def. 1.

Example Sentences

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Mr. Baker has written a fine article, so persuasive that I’ve cut it out of the paper and put it in my wallet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

In general, over the next few months, we’re asking everyone—you, us, Tulsi Gabbard, Stephen Miller, everyone—to cut it out.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

I still have a scar on my face because they had to cut it out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Gabriel Martinelli tries to flick the ball through into the left channel for Arsenal but the old veteran Pepe is there to cut it out.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

I’d started twisting it into locs because there was no way to cut it out here, and it was growing rapidly.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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