止(や)めておくto pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop

情勢(じょうせい)が悪(わる)いから旅行(りょこう)は止(や)めておこう…。

Let's give the trip a miss since the situation is bad... {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}

暴力(ぼうりょく)的(てき)な彼(かれ)との付(つ)き合(あ)いは止(や)めておくべきです。

You should give a miss to hanging out with him who is violent. {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}

同僚(どうりょう)：「明日(あした)は会議(かいぎ)があるから、酒(さけ)は止(や)めておくよ。」

Colleague: "There's a meeting tomorrow, so I'll pass on the alcohol." {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}

今(いま)の職場(しょくば)でも特(とく)に不満(ふまん)はないのなら、転職(てんしょく)は止(や)めておくべきだ。

If you don't have any particular complaints about your current job, you should give changing jobs a miss. {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}

思(おも)ったより風(かぜ)が強(つよ)いこととて、外出(がいしゅつ)を止(や)めておこうと決断(けつだん)したのです。

Deciding that the wind was stronger than expected, I chose to give going out a miss. {to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss, to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop}