Stop horsing around

Meaning

To stop engaging in boisterous, rough, or unproductive play. It is typically used when the play is getting too loud or too likely to result in something breaking.

Scolding, energetic

Used in a sentence

• Stop horsing around in the living room before you knock over the lamp.
• You two need to stop horsing around and finish your homework.
• I told the guys at the warehouse to stop horsing around because we had a deadline.