esl #english #idioms #slang #verb

lay off {v. phr.}

1. To mark out the boundaries or limits.

He laid off a baseball diamond on the vacant lot.

Compare: LAY OUT (5).

1. To put out of work.

The company lost the contract for making the shoes and laid off half its workers.

1. {slang}
   To stop bothering; leave alone. — Usually used in the imperative.

Lay off me, will you? I have to study for a test.

1. {slang}
   To stop using or taking.

His doctor told him to lay off cigarettes. Categories: bother study {slang} {v. phr.}