lay someone off
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lay
someone
off
discharge
a
worker
temporarily
or
permanently
because of a
shortage
of
work
:
〈従業員〉を(一時)解雇する(→
layoff
)
e.g.
the company has laid off 30 percent of its staff.
#phrasal_verb