take (your) mind off someone

take (your) mind off someone
take (your) mind off (someone/something) to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry.

That's the good thing about helping other people – it takes your mind off your own problems.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • take (your) mind off something — take (your) mind off (someone/something) to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry. That s the good thing about helping other people – it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take (your) mind off — (someone/something) to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry. That s the good thing about helping other people – it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take your mind off something — phrase to make you stop thinking or worrying about something A good night out will help you take your mind off exams. Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym Main entry: mind * * * take your mind off sth idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take (someone's) mind off someone — take (someone s) mind off (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take (someone's) mind off something — take (someone s) mind off (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • take (someone's) mind off — (something/someone) if an activity takes someone s mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them. That s the good thing about helping other people it takes your mind off your own problems …   New idioms dictionary

  • mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …   English dictionary

  • mind — mind1 [ maınd ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things: His mind was full of the things he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind. in someone s mind: I wonder what s going on in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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