switch sth on
usually disapproving — phrasal verb with switch /swɪtʃ/ verb [T, I usually + adv/prep]Definition
› If someone switches on a particular emotion or behaviour, they suddenly start to feel or behave in that way, but usually not sincerely: When a customer walks in, she switches on the charm.Expressing and showing feelings
(Definition of switch sth on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
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- bubble over phrasal verb
- explode verb (EMOTION)
- flame verb (EMOTION)
- flush noun (RED COLOUR)
- flush noun (SUDDEN FEELING)
- lose it idiom
- marvel verb
- moved adjective
- overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
- pale verb
- pine verb
- pour sth out phrasal verb
- vocalize verb
- wail verb
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper verb
- wring your hands idiom
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