switch off
phrasal verb
switched off; switching off; switches off
1
: to turn off (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
He switched off the light/lamp.
He switched the TV off.
2
informal
: to stop paying attention
When the topic turned to the stock market, he switched off.
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Sabalenka now deals with any in-game difficulties by cranking up the volume and switching off the devils between the ears.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The team believes the fault protection system was additionally triggered two more times, which may have switched off the X-band transmitter and shifted the spacecraft to the S-band transmitter that uses less power, NASA said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The two also switch off which bar will host F1 watch parties with sound, like on Oct. 20 when Copper on King will throw a party for the American Grand Prix.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
Laser-firing towers are switched off by jumping on a connected switch, for instance.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The team believes the fault protection system was additionally triggered two more times, which may have switched off the X-band transmitter and shifted the spacecraft to the S-band transmitter that uses less power, NASA said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The two also switch off which bar will host F1 watch parties with sound, like on Oct. 20 when Copper on King will throw a party for the American Grand Prix.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
Laser-firing towers are switched off by jumping on a connected switch, for instance.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Switch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20off. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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