"give it a rest" meaning in All languages combined

See give it a rest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: gives it a rest [present, singular, third-person], giving it a rest [participle, present], gave it a rest [past], given it a rest [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> it a rest}} give it a rest (third-person singular simple present gives it a rest, present participle giving it a rest, simple past gave it a rest, past participle given it a rest)
  1. (colloquial) Stop doing that; stop nagging, complaining, or otherwise being a nuisance. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-give_it_a_rest-en-verb-UdO8bm1A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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