lie off
verb
lay off; lain off; lying off; lies off
1
: to hold back in the early part of a race
2
: to keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3
: to cease work for a time
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Just off Buoy No. 2, the Coast Guard hailed us again and told us to tie up to the Cleta, a commercial fishing vessel that was lying off the bar, and to save our gas and await our chance to be piloted in.
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Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Just a couple weeks ago, Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio announced plans to cut 10 academic programs and lay off 28 employees.
—Chris Muller, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The spike in interest rates elicited gloomy forecasts of a recession from many economists, since high interest rates typically weigh on economic activity, causing businesses to slow investment and lay off workers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Struggling to make debt payments, tribal officials soon were forced to slash spending for essential programs on the reservation and lay off dozens of employees.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Just a couple weeks ago, Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio announced plans to cut 10 academic programs and lay off 28 employees.
—Chris Muller, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The spike in interest rates elicited gloomy forecasts of a recession from many economists, since high interest rates typically weigh on economic activity, causing businesses to slow investment and lay off workers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Struggling to make debt payments, tribal officials soon were forced to slash spending for essential programs on the reservation and lay off dozens of employees.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Lie off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20off. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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