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Some translations for the expression いいかげんにしろ！ are:

> that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

If the correct kanji of this expression is 好い加減, what is the literal meaning
of both 好い and 加減 in this expression?
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What is the literal meaning of 　”いいかげんにしろ！”?
* 好い 'good, preferable'
  * 加減 'adjustment (by addition and subtraction)'
  * 好い加減にしろ literally 'make/leave it to the right/reasonable/acceptable/tolerable degree'

いい加減 can also be used with a negative connotation with the meaning "sloppy"
(almost opposite of the original meaning) as in the sentence given in
yadokari's comment to this question. As for why, that may be a good
independent question; there are some other words like that.
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