Is "Deja de!" idiomatic for "Stop it!"?

Question

Is "¡Deja de!" (with no added infinitive verb) idiomatic for "Stop it!"

Answer 1

"Stop it!" = "¡basta ya!" or "¡Para!" Only "¡Deja de!" not have sense. Have sense: "¡Deja de hacer eso!" or "¡Déjalo ya!" , always "¡Deja de + ..."

Muchas gracias -- that's what I thought! - mahonabee, Jul 6, 2010