stay off
phrasal verb
stayed off; staying off; stays off
1
: to avoid (something)
Let's stay off the subject of politics.
She's doing a good job of staying off drugs.
2
: to not go on (something)
Please stay off the grass.
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Residents were urged to stay off the rocks and never turn their backs to the ocean.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
After the rain, stay off wet soil for two days.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
While Archie and Lilibet stay off camera, Harry does make an on-screen cameo in the special — a sweet kitchen moment as Meghan cooks her mom Doria Ragland’s traditional Christmas Eve gumbo.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
After the rain, stay off wet soil for two days.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
While Archie and Lilibet stay off camera, Harry does make an on-screen cameo in the special — a sweet kitchen moment as Meghan cooks her mom Doria Ragland’s traditional Christmas Eve gumbo.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Stay off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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