switch sth off/on

— Phrasal Verb with switch

/swɪtʃ/ verb

Definition

› to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight.

(Definition of switch sth off/on from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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