take your mind off sth
Definition
› to stop you thinking about something unpleasant: Talking to him took my mind off the pain. → See also at/in the back of your mind → See also frame of mind → See also give sb a piece of your mind → See also a weight off your mind
(Definition of take your mind off sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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