" Phrasal Verbs
teenth century.
Layoff = make an employee redundant
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11Example: The hotel laid off twenty staff because tourist numbers
were down.
Lay on = ot;ganise~ supply
Example: They laid on a buffet lunch at the conference.
Layout = spend money
Example: They laid out thousands of pounds on their wedding
reception.
Lead to = result in
Example: The investigation led to the arrest of a number of sus-
pects.
Leave on = not turn off
Example: Leave the TV on, I want to hear the football results.
Leave out = not include
Example: He was left out of the side because he hasn't been play-
ing too well lately.
Let down = disappoint, foil to keep an arrangement
Example: She failed to turn up and I felt badly let down.
Let in = allow someone to enter
Example: The door staff didn't let him in the nightclub because he
was wearmg Jeans.
Let off = not punish
Example: The judge let him off with a fme rather than a prison
sentence since it was his first offence.
Let on = tell a secret