take/get/keep one's mind off

idiom

: stop thinking about
This will help you take/get/keep your mind off your problems.

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Healing Executive Director Brenda Velissaris said having limited connections during the pandemic also eliminates coping mechanisms, like going out to the movies to take one's mind off of their weight. Sammy Gibbons, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2020

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“Take/get/keep one's mind off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%2Fget%2Fkeep%20one%27s%20mind%20off. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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