take mind off

take your mind off somebody/something

to cause you to stop thinking about who or what is causing worry That's the good thing about helping other people – it takes your mind off your own problems.

take somebody's mind off something/somebody

if an activity takes someone's mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them That's the good thing about helping other people - it takes your mind off your own problems.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tyler	TIE-lər	English
Niketa	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Arsenio	ahr-SE-nyo (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Rauf	-	Arabic
Laxman	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Arkadiusz	ahr-KAHD-yuwsh	Polish