Fill in the blanks. Owing to the recession, factories are forced to cut down production and to ______ workers.
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Fill in the blanks.
Owing to the recession, factories are forced to cut down production and to ______ workers.
Owing to the recession, factories are forced to cut down production and to ______ workers.
- hire
- send out
- lay off
- bring in
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - lay off
In a recession factories cut production and lay off (temporarily dismiss) workers. Hire and bring in are opposite; send out is not idiomatic.
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