English example sentences with "lay off"

My doctor told me to lay off the liquor so I have this uneasy impatient feeling.

The company was forced to lay off many employees.

Last month, they had to lay off several hundred employees in the factory.

I've apologised, so lay off, OK?

You should really lay off that. It'll ruin your health.

I've apologized, so lay off, OK?

I said lay off.

Hey, lay off.

You were told to lay off.

The firm's decision to lay off a number of workers was made more palatable by the payment of severance benefits to the affected workers and reassurances that they would be retrained for other jobs.

Lay off the pep pills, Mary.

Those actors play off each other so well that it makes a kind of synergy.

I have to lay off the rum.

Well, let's lay off going.

Lay off!

Do you know how to play office politics?

Lay off.

We've had to lay off a lot of staff.

We have no choice but to lay off a number of employees.

Next year, we may be forced to lay off some of our workers.

We need to lay off about thirty employees.

Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study.

When are you gonna lay off smoking?

Just lay off, okay! I've had enough!

I told him to lay off me but he wouldn't stop.

Lay off it, already!

He shows me how to lay off the paint — and moves his paintbrush across the section he had already painted, again and again.