Directions: Given below is a phrase, followed by three sentences that consist of that phrase. Identify the sentence(s) that express(es) the meaning of that phrase.

LAY OFF
A. After her company decided to lay off half of the workers the workload on the remaining was extreme.
B. He did not foresee the layoff his company decided to go through in order to survive the inflation.
C. She acted like a germophobe and refused to lay off her purse on the restaurant floor.