throw off

as in to distract
to draw the attention or mind to something else the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot

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Recent Examples of throw off Many believe that waking up signifies an issue or that your day will be thrown off. Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024 The story follows three couples who vacation with each other each season, but their harmony is thrown off balance when one of them gets divorced and brings a new partner into the fold. Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Why not spend hours playing, building up your riches and success only to watch it all get thrown off the table. Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 But even if Secret Level viewers can’t just boot up a few rounds of Concord, this episode — a not-bad Guardians of the Galaxy knockoff about a squabbling spaceship crew on a mission to throw off the bonds of space capitalism — is one of the show’s more distinctive and breezy installments. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for throw off 

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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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