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365                PHRASAL VERBS

           put sth aside;   [ bir kenara koymak]

          I laid the book aside and went to bed.


            lay down (tr)

           give sth as a rule, principle, etc. establish;   [ (prensip, kanun, vs.) koymak, şart koşmak]

          The company had laid down hard and fast rules.


            lay off (tr)

           dismiss workers usually for a short time;   [ geçici olarak işten çıkarmak]

          The company had to lay several workers off because of the lack of new orders.


           stop doing sth harmful;   [ vazgeçmek, terketmek]

          You have to lay off alcohol to get over.
          He promised that he would lay off cigarettes.


           lay out (tr)

           knock sb unconscious;   [ birini yere sermek]

          I laid him out in the classroom.
          He was laid out in the first round.

           spend (money)   [ para harcamak]

          You must have laid out a fortune on your new dress.

           arrange sth in a planned way;    [ plana göre düzenlemek, planını çizmek]

          My father laid out the garden on his own.
          The settlement is laid out traditionally as a village.


           lead sb on (tr)

           persuade sb to believe or to do sth by making false promises or claims;   [ kandırmak,
          aldatmak]

          The shop assistant tried to lead me on to buy those used shoes.
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