How to Memorize

lay off on him, he got laid off

Analysis

 The phrasal verb 'lay off' means to stop doing something or to give it up. "I need to lay off junk food if I want to lose some weight.", "I am going to lay off smoking in the New Year." As a noun a 'lay-off' can refer to someone losing their job, usually because there is not enough work or for reasons outside their control. It can also refer to a period of time that someone has been absent from work or playing sport due to an illness or injury. "He is back on the pitch after being laid-off with a pulled hamstring for a few weeks."

Social Examples (Advance)

1. She was always shouting at me, so I told her to lay off and leave me alone.
2. He was in a bad way since he was laid off. He needed to get a new job as soon as possible.
3. Lay off me, will you? I'm sick of you making fun of me!

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