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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
lay off
 lay off phrasal verb (see also lay)
1. lay somebody ↔ off
to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do ⇨ layoff:
▪ The company laid off 250 workers in December.
▪ Millions of people have been laid off in the steel industry.
2. lay off (something)
informal to stop using or doing something:
▪ I think you’d better lay off alcohol for a while.
lay off doing something
▪ I had to lay off running for several months.
3. lay off (somebody)
informal to stop annoying someone or hurting them:
▪ Just lay off, will you!
▪ I wish he’d lay off me!
4. lay something ↔ off
to pass the ball to someone in your team in a game such as football – used in sports reports
lay something off to somebody
▪ Murphy has the ball and then lays it off to Owen.
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