stay off

stay off [stei]
no ir a trabajar o al colegio.

stay off
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
to stay off school/work no ir al colegio/trabajo
Millions of South Africans stayed off work to observe a national day of mourning
to stay off drink/drugs (stop taking) dejar de beber/drogarse; (avoid taking) no beber/drogar; I have stayed off the booze for more than a year now llevo más de un año sin probar la bebida