if weight that you have lost from your body stays off, you do not become heavier again
to avoid eating a particular food, avoid drinking a particular drink, or avoid using illegal drugs
to avoid going to a particular place
to avoid mentioning something
to not go to work or school because you are ill
I daren’t stay off work.
Let’s make sure those pounds stay off.
My main concern was to stay off the subject of religion.
She stayed off for another two days.
The best advice is to stay off alcohol altogether.
We decided to stay off the motorway.
stays off
staying off
stayed off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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