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turn sb off
informal — phrasal verb with turn /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ verb Definition
› to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually: I should think the smell of her breath would turn any man off.Sexual activity in generalPhysical and sexual assault and abduction
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