"Cut it out" nghĩa là gì?

'Cut it out' dùng để yêu cầu ai ngừng làm hay nói điều gì gây khó chịu hoặc thô lỗ, gây gổ (used to ask someone to stop doing or saying something that is annoying or offensive); thôi xin, đừng nói nữa, dừng (ngay) lại (đi).

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"I'm sick of that joke; cut it out, can't you?"

Fox News reports that U.S. Central Command analysts received at least two emails saying they needed to “cut it out” and “toe the line” (đứng vào vạch đợi lệnh xuất phát, tuân mệnh lệnh, phục tùng đảng).

In October’s debate Hilary Clinton had described herself as going to Wall Street and saying, “Cut it out! Quit foreclosing on homes! Quit engaging in these kinds of speculative behaviors.”

Phạm Hạnh

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