LEARNit Dictionary
lay off
phrasal verb
1
used to tell somebody to stop doing something
بس کن, رها کن, ول کن
2
to stop using something
کنار گذاشتن, استفاده نکردن از
I think you'd better lay off fatty foods for a while.
3
to stop employing somebody because there is not enough work for them to do
تعدیل نیرو کردن, اخراج کردن
200 workers at the factory have been laid off.
related noun
lay-off