take your mind off

take your mind off
   If an activity takes your mind off something that is worrying you, it helps you to stop thinking about it for a while.
   

Sarah was worrying about the result of the test so Tom took her to the cinema to take her mind off it.


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  • take your mind off something — phrase to make you stop thinking or worrying about something A good night out will help you take your mind off exams. Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym Main entry: mind * * * take your mind off sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take (your) mind off someone — take (your) mind off (someone/something) to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry. That s the good thing about helping other people – it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take (your) mind off something — take (your) mind off (someone/something) to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry. That s the good thing about helping other people – it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take your mind off something — to make you stop thinking or worrying about something A good night out will help you take your mind off exams …   English dictionary

  • take (someone's) mind off something — take (someone s) mind off (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take (someone's) mind off someone — take (someone s) mind off (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take (someone's) mind off — (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

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