Quit teasing your little brother
Somebody ——s something
Something ——s something
Somebody ——s VERB-ing
She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
Somebody ——s somebody
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I laid off smoking for seven years
lay off-he's not going to tell you
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The company has had to lay off most of the staff.
Costs have increased and many workers have been laid off. [=let go]
You should lay off the late nights. [=you should stop staying up so late]
My doctor advised me to lay off caffeine.
He's a much nicer person since he laid off the booze. [=since he stopped drinking alcohol]
I need to lay off fatty foods and lose some weight.
I wish you'd just lay off!
Lay off me! [=stop bothering me]
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Lay off me will you— it's nothing to do with me.
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\lay off doing sthLay off bullying Jack.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.