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1take your mind off — If an activity takes your mind off something that is worrying you, it helps you to stop thinking about it for a while. Sarah was worrying about the result of the test so Tom took her to the cinema to take her mind off it …
2mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …
3Off the Wall (album) — Off the Wall Studio album by Michael Jackson Released August 10, 1979 …
4Took — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
5Off Centre — This article is about the television show. For the book by Damon Knight, see Off Center. Off Centre Intertitle Genre Sitcom …
6Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
7Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
8mind-bending — 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something as mind bending, you mean that it is difficult to understand or think about. ...mind bending debates about the nature of life. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Mind bending means the same as mind altering. One… …
9load/weight off your mind — If something takes a load off your mind, it brings great relief because a problem has been solved. When the company closed down, finding a new job took a load off Tom s mind …
10take a load off one's mind — If something takes a load (or weight) off someone s mind, it brings great relief because a problem has been solved. When the company closed down, finding a new job took a load off Tom s mind …
