Emotions & feelings

switch your brain off

stop thinking about worries

To switch your brain off means to relax by stopping thoughts about work or problems.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

How do you relax after a busy day?

I cook something simple and switch my brain off.

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I switch my brain off by watching a silly quiz show before bed.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I switch off my brain from work by watching television.

Say: I switch my brain off by watching television.

In this phrase, place “off” after “brain”; “switch off your brain” is also valid, but it does not take this intervening “from” phrase.

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How it fits in a sentence.

switch your brain off; switch off your brain; help someone switch their brain off

Your turn: say it out loud

I switch my brain off by watching a silly quiz show before bed.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

switch your brain off

stop thinking about worries

“I switch my brain off by watching a silly quiz show before bed.”

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