lay off

Meaning

1. Oxford70% of films

   used to tell sb to stop doing sth

   Will you just lay off her?

2. Oxford30% of films

   to stop using sth

In the movies · 16

• -Laid off? -A new outfit bought the Red Car.Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988
• Hey, lay off, Twitch. Barbie's different.Toy Story 32010
• No, it's Dixie. Would you please tell these bozos to lay off?Lethal Weapon1987
• Lay off me!An American Crime2007
• Lay off, Evan.The Butterfly Effect2004
• Will you just lay off her?Deuces Wild2002
• Lay off the nuggets, man.G-Force2009
• You're gonna lay off Samir and Michael?Office Space1999

Learn it in full scenes

• An American Crime2007
  • Sylvia Meets Friends at Church
  • Paula Brags About Her Married Boyfriend
  • Gertrude Takes In the Likens Girls

From the same entry

• lay about
• lay about you
• lay aside
• lay down
• lay in
• lay into
• lay on
• lay on
• lay out
• lay out
• lay over
• lay up

More reactions

• this is all your fault
• you got a problem
• you're out of your mind
• stay out of this
• have you lost your mind
• not so fast
• leave it alone
• this is your fault
• why do you care
• don't start
• save your breath
• deal with it