turn off

turn someone off

to dull someone's interest in someone or something. The boring prof turned me off to the subject. The preacher set out to turn off the congregation to sin.

See also: turn

turn something off

to switch something off so that it stops running or operating. Please turn the light off. Turn off the lights as you leave.

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turn off

[for something] to go off; to switch off. All the lights turn off automatically.

See also: turn

turn off (something) (some place)

to walk or steer one's vehicle off a route at a particular place. Turn off the highway at the first exit after the city. Let's turn off here. We turned off the path just past the big oak tree.

See also: turn

turn off something

to walk or turn a vehicle one way or another so that one leaves the road or route to another. You are supposed to turn off the highway at the yellow mailbox.

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turn somebody off also turn off somebody

to cause someone to lose interest or sympathy Her offensive remarks really turned me off. Her opening statement completely turned off the jury.

See also: turn