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quit checking

[/kwɪt ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/]
verb phrase
parar de verificar
1. to stop examining, inspecting, or monitoring something or someone
Quit checking your phone every five minutes.
Pare de verificar seu celular a cada cinco minutos.
2. to cease looking at or observing in a persistent manner
She told him to quit checking on her.
Ela lhe disse para parar de ficar verificando nela.
NYC Slang
stop sweating someone / stop clocking someone
Synonyms
stop checkingquit lookingstop monitoringcease inspectingdiscontinue checking
Antonyms
keep checkingcontinue checkingstart checkingbegin monitoring

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
parar de verificar
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
parar de ficar checando
informal, uses English loanword 'checando'
São Paulo
parar de checar
common informal usage with English influence
Portugal
deixar de verificar
standard Portuguese European usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

quit checking up on someone
quit checking out someone
quit checking someone's status
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