Grammar fix

restart it

turn it off and on

To turn a device or app off and on again to fix a glitch.

phrasal verbB1core

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

If the screen freezes, just restart it and it usually works.

A: My laptop's gone really slow.
B: Have you tried to restart it?

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: Try to open it again the phone.

Say: Try to restart it.

Use 'restart it' for turning a device off and on; 'open it again' only reopens an app, not the device.

  • Pattern
  • (try to) restart it / just restart it

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