take/keep/get somebodys mind off something
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake/keep/get somebodys mind off somethingtake/keep/get somebodys mind off somethingFORGETto make someone stop thinking and worrying about something Going back to work helped take my mind off Ians death. Want a game? It might take your mind off things. mindExamples from the Corpustake ... mind off things My dad suggested a walk, to take our minds off things. The war took people's minds off things. It will take my mind off things - with no limit on the autobahn.