take (your) mind off something

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. 2014.

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  • 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 your mind off something — to make you stop thinking or worrying about something A good night out will help you take your mind off exams …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • 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 —    If an activity takes your mind off something that is worrying you, it helps you to stop thinking about it for a while.     Sarah was worrying about the result of the test so Tom took her to the cinema to take her mind off it …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 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 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/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 a load/weight off your mind — to make you stop worrying about something Hearing that she s safe has really taken a load off my mind! • • • Main Entry: ↑mind …   Useful 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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