bring in vs lay off

bring in

verb
  • To return a verdict in a court of law. 

  • To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation. 

  • To move something indoors, or into an area. 

  • To earn money for a company or for the family. 

  • To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation. 

lay off

verb
  • In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks. 

  • To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk. 

  • To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart. 

  • To cease, quit, stop (doing something). 

  • (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package. 

  • To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone. 

How often have the words bring in and lay off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )