- lay off phr v
- I used to be a pimp, but then I got laid off.
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lay off phr v
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lay off — phr verb Lay off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑employee, ↑staff, ↑worker … Collocations dictionary
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). 2. To put out of work. * /The company lost the contract for making the shoes and laid off half its workers./ 3. {slang}… … Dictionary of American idioms
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). 2. To put out of work. * /The company lost the contract for making the shoes and laid off half its workers./ 3. {slang}… … Dictionary of American idioms
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) 2. To put out of work. The company lost the contract for making the shoes and laid off half its workers. 3. slang To stop… … Словарь американских идиом
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay — I [[t]le͟ɪ[/t]] VERB AND NOUN USES ♦♦ lays, laying, laid (In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of … English dictionary
lay out — {v. phr.} 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. * /The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./ 2. {slang} To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. * /A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round./ 3. To plan. * /Come here,… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay out — {v. phr.} 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. * /The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./ 2. {slang} To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. * /A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round./ 3. To plan. * /Come here,… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay\ out — v. phr. 1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial. The corpse was laid out by the undertaker. 2. slang To knock down flat; to hit unconscious. A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round. 3. To plan. Come here, Fred, I have a job … Словарь американских идиом
lay\ a\ patch — • lay rubber • lay a patch v. phr. slang To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement. Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house … Словарь американских идиом
