Emotions & feelings
take your mind off something
stop thinking about a worry
To help someone stop thinking about something that is worrying or upsetting them.
Hear it in real life
I'm still worried about the interview.
Let's get some coffee to take your mind off it.
A funny podcast usually takes my mind off work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: This music takes my mind away my problems.
Say: This music takes my mind off my problems.
Use the fixed pattern "take your mind off something," not "take your mind away something."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take your mind off something; take my mind off things; took her mind off it
Your turn: say it out loud
A funny podcast usually takes my mind off work.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take your mind off something
stop thinking about a worry
“A funny podcast usually takes my mind off work.”
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