stay off
phrasal verb
stayed off; staying off; stays off
1
: to avoid (something)
Let's stay off the subject of politics.
She's doing a good job of staying off drugs.
2
: to not go on (something)
Please stay off the grass.
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Amid his legal troubles, Adams has largely stayed off the mayoral campaign trail, not appearing at candidate forum to date.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Indivisible Charlotte, a local advocacy group for civic engagement, stays off Tesla's property and protests are peaceful, Indivisible Charlotte volunteer Linda Meigs tells Axios.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
That was the talk of the country when this season began, but after those three losses on Maui, and a handful of tough losses in the Big East, particularly at Seton Hall in late January, the talk centered on staying off the bubble.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Amid his legal troubles, Adams has largely stayed off the mayoral campaign trail, not appearing at candidate forum to date.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Indivisible Charlotte, a local advocacy group for civic engagement, stays off Tesla's property and protests are peaceful, Indivisible Charlotte volunteer Linda Meigs tells Axios.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
That was the talk of the country when this season began, but after those three losses on Maui, and a handful of tough losses in the Big East, particularly at Seton Hall in late January, the talk centered on staying off the bubble.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Stay off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20off. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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