Lay off

Submitted by Ww Ww on 2016-11-27

Meanings of "Lay off"

English

To furlough, to suspend an employee's working status from full/part time to idle based on the manpower needs of a company. A layoff can be of a single employee, or a group of employees. It may be temporary, or permanent, based on a business's needs and restrictions.
Lay off! Used as an imperative in the UK means; to stop something immediately, stop being a nuisance or a bother. "Lay off mate! Stop touching me!"

Explained by Ww WwWw Ww on Sun, 27/11/2016 - 23:00
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"Lay off" in lyrics

Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes

Do anything that you want to do
But uh-uh, honey
Lay off of my shoes
And don't you

Stephen Marley - Rock Stone

Because the stone dem pay off
Self employ, cannot get lay off
Mount a work mi have can't even get a day off

Sanaa Moussa - O Morning Star

I took an oath, that should my loved ones return home
Then I shall illuminate the lanterns, and lay off from reprimanding them!

Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues

I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Come on you hawks and listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be

Dorothy - Wicked Ones

All we do is get lay off
Lay off
Lay off
We the wicked ones

Idan Amedi - A part of the time

It's not far

Part of the time there were in me clear decisions that I start to be happy to lay off everything that is over
In a small window against me staring at the old city that I loved to love it loved me back

Stephen Marley - Rock Stone

Because them precious "stones" they pay off
Self employ, cannot get lay off
The amount of work i do , i can't even get myself a day off

Abadi Al-Johar - They said

Stay away and stree clear of her path, and that is how it’s destined to be.

I said, leave me be and keep silent, lay off the reprimand and blame.
For I have long drowned in her sea, and swimming can no longer salvage me.

Leningrad - Straight up Petersburg

Today I'm celebrating "fancy glass day,"
In a noisy restaurant, hey -
Lay off! What wharf?
Wouldn't even spit here, bitch, but you'd find yourself an artist!

Vacíos Cuerpos - Reflexes

Night falls above me, don't know where I am going
Lay off the faces from their skin, lies and reason
Savage silhouettes convene the confusion

Korn - All In The Family

You can't eat that shit every day, Fred
Lay off the bacon
Say what, say what?

J Balvin - Whenever You Want

We didn't come here to play around, no, no
We'll keep going until the sun rises (the sun rises)
Lay off baby, because I'm about to get it started

Muse - Animals

Amortise
Downsize
Lay off
Kill yourself

Saint Motel - Cold Cold Man

For too long and for too often.

But baby you can lay off a little bit,
No need to smother it

2gaudy - NEXT PILL

going down the highway my way
pop 3 perky's, I'm off the next pill
she say lay off the drugs but I do it for the thrill
and if I die young please write my will

MFÖ - Diday Diday Day

In love patience isn't suffice
This love doesn't lay off from me
Now I'm running from kith and kin

Eminem - Square Dance

Can-I-Bitch don't want no beef with Slim, nooo!
Not even on my radar
So won't you please jump off my dick, lay off and stay off?
And follow me as I put these crayons to chaos

Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes

Now go, cat, go.
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Mecano - Cross of Knives

The counter of El 331 closes down at five
but Mario won't get out until six.
If, on top of it, he is to balance the register, lay off.
He's usually done when dawn breaks.

  • 1. A famous nightclub whose full name was 33 Norte and was located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; it used to be quite popular in the 80s.

Appare! - Pa pi pu pe POP!

what is it? What's the matter?
well it figures, you're just a little girl after all
why are you leaving? (lay off me!)
what are you so mad about?