Emotions & feelings
switch off
stop thinking about worries and relax
To switch off means to stop thinking about work or problems and relax.
Hear it in real life
Do you ever think about work at night?
Yes, I find it difficult to switch off.
I switch off much more easily when I leave my phone in another room.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can’t switch off my work when I get home.
Say: I can’t switch off when I get home.
Learners may use “switch off” with “my work” as a direct object, though this sense is used without one.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
switch off; switch off after work; find it hard to switch off
Your turn: say it out loud
I switch off much more easily when I leave my phone in another room.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
switch off
stop thinking about worries and relax
“I switch off much more easily when I leave my phone in another room.”
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