take/get/keep one's mind off
idiom
: stop thinking about
This will help you take/get/keep your mind off your problems.
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Healing Executive Director Brenda Velissaris said having limited connections during the pandemic also eliminates coping mechanisms, like going out to the movies to take one's mind off of their weight.
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Sammy Gibbons, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2020
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Sammy Gibbons, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2020
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“Take/get/keep one's mind off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%2Fget%2Fkeep%20one%27s%20mind%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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