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switch on
become mentally active
If your brain switches on, you become ready to think clearly and work effectively.
Hear it in real life
Can you help me with this calculation?
Give me a minute - my brain hasn't switched on yet.
I need a strong coffee before my brain switches on in the morning.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My brain doesn't wake until I've had coffee.
Say: My brain doesn't switch on until I've had coffee.
Use the fixed phrasal verb "switch on" when you mean that your mind becomes mentally alert; "wake up" normally needs "wake up" or "wake up fully."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
my brain switches on; my brain doesn't switch on untiltime
Your turn: say it out loud
I need a strong coffee before my brain switches on in the morning.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
switch on
become mentally active
“I need a strong coffee before my brain switches on in the morning.”
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