if you switch off something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches off, it stops working
to stop listening to someone, or to stop thinking about something
A tall, blond man appeared and snapped his fingers at one of the guards who hurried away to switch off the alarm.
He allowed the professional part of himself to run finally down and switch off.
He just switches off and ignores me.
I parked the car and switched off the engine.
Now stop agonising, stop thinking about wretched Desmond and switch off.
The heating has switched off.
switches off
switching off
switched off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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