stop nonsense
Frequency: 6.88.2 per million words
to cause an end to silly or unreasonable activities
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Examples (10)
- Just stop this nonsense of refusing to talk to anybody.
- It's time to stop the nonsense and focus on the real issues.
- The manager had to intervene to stop the nonsense during the meeting.
- We need to stop this political nonsense and work together.
- Please stop the nonsense; your actions are being childish.
- He was determined to stop the nonsense before it escalated further.
- The teacher gently told the students to stop their nonsense and pay attention.
- They decided to stop all the bureaucratic nonsense and simplify the process.
- Can we just stop the nonsense and get down to business?
- The leader promised to stop the nonsense in government if elected.