lays off

[PinkLady]

Consider the following sentence


"I hope her mother lays off."


In this context, what does 'to lay off' mean?



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Thanks.

[Josef Essberger]

Consider the following sentence

"I hope her mother lays off."

In this context, what does 'to lay off' mean?

Thanks.

In this context (such as it is) it could mean "to give up" or "to stop doing" something.

I hope she lays off smoking soon.
I hope she lays off nagging me soon.