π¬lay off
βοΈMeaning: If you lay someone off, you stop employing them and tell them they no longer have a job. Or, to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them.
πΉExamples:
πββοΈ The company laid off 50 workers last week, now they have no job.
πββοΈ Many companies aren't doing so well and they'll have to lay off some of their workers.
πββοΈ Most managers say the worst part of their job is when they have to lay people off.
βοΈMeaning: If you lay someone off, you stop employing them and tell them they no longer have a job. Or, to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them.
πΉExamples:
πββοΈ The company laid off 50 workers last week, now they have no job.
πββοΈ Many companies aren't doing so well and they'll have to lay off some of their workers.
πββοΈ Most managers say the worst part of their job is when they have to lay people off.
Commonly Misused Words
The following is a list of homonyms (words that sound alike) that writers mix up on a regular basis. Itβs a good idea to train your eye to catch these errors because programs like Spell Check wonβt always flag them.
Part Three
π΄ EXCEPT VS. ACCEPT
/ΙͺkΛsept/ /ΙkΛsept/
βExceptβ implies exclusion, whereas βacceptβ means to take or receive something.
πI wonβt accept use of your Visa except in cases of emergency.
π΄ INSURE VS. ENSURE
/ΙͺnΛΚΚr/
βInsureβ relates to insurance (what you rely on when you crash your car or when your apartment floods), while βensureβ just means to make sure that something happens.
especially British English (also insure American English) verb
πI ensured my mother I had renters insurance before I moved into my new apartment.
The following is a list of homonyms (words that sound alike) that writers mix up on a regular basis. Itβs a good idea to train your eye to catch these errors because programs like Spell Check wonβt always flag them.
Part Three
π΄ EXCEPT VS. ACCEPT
/ΙͺkΛsept/ /ΙkΛsept/
βExceptβ implies exclusion, whereas βacceptβ means to take or receive something.
πI wonβt accept use of your Visa except in cases of emergency.
π΄ INSURE VS. ENSURE
/ΙͺnΛΚΚr/
βInsureβ relates to insurance (what you rely on when you crash your car or when your apartment floods), while βensureβ just means to make sure that something happens.
especially British English (also insure American English) verb
πI ensured my mother I had renters insurance before I moved into my new apartment.
have an ax(e) to grind
βοΈto have something to complain about.
πΉTom, I need to talk to you. I have an ax to grind.
πΉBill and Bob went into the other room to argue. They had an axe to grind.
#idioms
βοΈto have something to complain about.
πΉTom, I need to talk to you. I have an ax to grind.
πΉBill and Bob went into the other room to argue. They had an axe to grind.
#idioms