Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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Laying off of thousands of workers is inevitable under the new economic policy.
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- dismissal from jobs of
- offering new jobs to
- reduction of workers’ wages of
- sending on leave
Correct Option: A
laying off : an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do; to stop employing
● The automobile factory laid five hundred people off from work. The best option is dismissal from jobs of.
