| 释义 |
lay something off1chiefly Soccer Pass the ball to a teammate: Jules laid the ball off to the striker...- No forward likes to have someone on top of them, they just end up laying the ball off with passes.
- He lays the ball off to Heskey, who drives a useless cross against the legs of the nearest Swedish defender.
- They passed to each other, they ran past each other, they laid the ball off to each other.
2Paint the final layer on a wall or other surface: lay off the paint with very light brush strokes...- When you get good at this, you can quickly reverse each consecutive pass to lay the paint off in one direction.
- When it comes to laying the paint off to ensure no brush marks are left behind I always use the following analogy when training people to paint
- After applying by roller, laying off the paint with a brush or pad will give you an improved finish.
3(Of a bookmaker) insure against a loss resulting from a large bet by placing a similar bet with another bookmaker.Any sensible fella would have laid the bet off by now, guaranteeing him a fair wedge....- Even then you had to wait whilst he phoned and laid the bet off before they accepted it.
- This scenario will happen to you and the trick is to accept it, lay the bet off and accept a small loss and then move onto your next trade.
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