つけるな

don't put on; don't leave; don't add

→ つける
phrase Uncommon #18,883
don't put on; don't leave; don't add A blunt, casual negative command formed from つける (to put, attach, leave, or add) and な. The exact meaning depends on what follows it, such as a stain, criticism, or fingerprints. In 気をつけてな, つけてな is a different form meaning “take care.”
JA: 机に傷をつけるな。
EN: Don't scratch the desk.

俺の料理ケチつけるな

Don't criticize my cooking.

— パディントン2 (2017)

カッコつけるな

Don't try to look cool.

— ファニーゲーム (1997)

つけるな

Do not immerse it in hot water.

— さらば、わが愛/覇王別姫 (1993)

鼻水ガラスつけるな

Don't smear your snot on the glass.

— カンフーハッスル (2004)

ケチつけるな!

Don’t nitpick!

— ミッション・クレオパトラ (2002)

格好つけるな

Don't try to act cool.

俺のエプロンシミつけるな

Don’t get stains on my apron.

— パディントン2 (2017)

逃走方法にもケチつけるな

And don't criticize the way I escaped, either.

— ドライヴ (2011)