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• lay off something — lay off (something) to stop doing or using something. She usually runs several miles every day but lays off in the hot weather …   New idioms dictionary

• lay off — (something) to stop doing or using something. She usually runs several miles every day but lays off in the hot weather …   New idioms dictionary

• lay off — verb 1. put an end to a state or an activity (Freq. 3) Quit teasing your little brother • Syn: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit • Ant: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lay off — phrasal verb Word forms lay off : present tense I/you/we/they lay off he/she/it lays off present participle laying off past tense laid off past participle laid off 1) [transitive] to end someone s employment, especially temporarily, because there …   English dictionary

• lay off (someone or something) — in. to top bothering or harming someone or something; to stop being concerned about someone or something. □ Lay off the booze for a while, why don’t ya? □ Lay off me! I didn’t do anything! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• lay off — verb Date: 1748 transitive verb 1. to mark or measure off 2. to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily 3. of a bookie to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk 4. a. to leave undisturbed b. avoid, quit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ˌlay ˈoff (sb/sth) — phrasal verb informal to stop doing something that is annoying someone Lay off! I m trying to study.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also …   Financial and business terms