Question

Due to frequent power failure in this area, factories are being forced to ________ men, because of the closing of the second shift.

throw away
put off
lay off
send off

Answer 1

Answer:

lay off is the ans. hope it helps

Answer 2

The answer is 'lay off.'

Phrasal Verbs

• Phrasal verbs refer to a group of verbs and prepositions, which together act as a preposition.

• The phrasal verb 'lay off' means to dismiss workers due to lack of work and facility. In the given sentence, the workers are laid off due to frequent power failure.

• 'Throw away' means to discard something. Human beings are not discarded.

• 'Put off' means to delay or postpone some plan. It is not relevant to the given sentence.

• 'Send off' means to send someone or something to a destined place. It is also irrelevant for this sentence.