# switch off

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/switch-off
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To lose interest, and start thinking about something else.

## Examples

- I switch off when the meeting gets too long.
- The lecture was so boring that I started to switch off halfway through the presentation.
- Despite his initial interest in the complex legal arguments, he found himself beginning to switch off as the lawyer droned on for hours.

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