Sentences with phrase «to take one's mind off something»

Maybe you could try to leave the room when they argue or do something that helps take your mind off it — watch television, play a game or listen to music.

Thankfully, some delicious soup like this would be enough to take my mind off it for a little bit.

Or you could really take your mind off her and get your edge off by jumping into the bed to another.

Maybe you could try to leave the room when they argue and do something that helps take your mind off it — watch television, listen to music or call a friend.

As the situation gets out of control, we can't take our minds off it» (Los Angeles Times, October 21).

I had several different midwives who all confirmed that I was breastfeeding correctly but what I was experiencing was «let down pain» and I found conversations with friends and television really helped take my mind off it.

«You could have problems when you do that, when you then go onto the pitch and play, so it's important to take your mind off it.

I also believed him when he said that it's good for the players to get behind something different in training, I can see how that would help take your mind off something, and the players certainly had something they'd rather have forgotten.

«This is something that lets us take our mind off it for awhile.»

One of the best ways to help your teen through this is to provide support and advice for them; encourage them to speak to you about their smoking triggers, for example, and ask them to tell you when they get a cigarette craving, so that you can do something with them to help take their mind off it.

Have a drink of water ready for her to rinse down the medicine, and a little special treat or a favorite toy so that as soon as the medicine is in, you are ready to take her mind off it.»

Like sorrow itself, we seem a little uncomfortable with it, unwilling to broach the subject and preferring to dwell on the practicalities — the «call me if I can do anything,» the «let's take your mind off it,» the «are you looking after yourself?»

«It took my mind off it.

This will take your mind off them, and get you through until they subside.

Taking your mind off yourself and hearing about someone else's life for a change can benefit you in multiple ways.

Former systems analyst Thank you all for your interest, but I'm going to stop using this site My daughter thought it would be a good idea to «take my mind off it» and move on.

Honest, caring, gentleman.I work with emotionally disturbed children.It can be exhausting.Need a good woman to take my mind off them a while.Some one I can pamper and spoil in all ways possible.

I passed through an extremely cold patch, and to take my mind off it, I tried to imagine myself as Mickey Rourke as he rode his Harley Davidson from Texas to LA in the film Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.

Is it possible to get involved in enough activities you enjoy to take your mind off him or at least make the time pass more quickly while you wait for his return.

You say he was difficult to deal with so maybe it's time for you to move on, to think about yourself - go out with your friends, start a new hobby, maybe try the gym - or just something to take your mind off him, find friendship and have a bit of fun without remaining too sad about losing him.