Turn someone off something
Do you use this structure a lot?

...We won't get a very good mark if the children don't actually enjoy the experiments, and I suppose we could turn them off science for good
....
(Two students who are studying to be teachers are discussing an experiment.)

"Turn someone off" is a normal phrasal verb, but for " turn someone off something", this is the first time I've seen it.
Does it mean "to get someone disinterested in something"?

Question

Turn someone off something
Do you use this structure a lot?

...We won't get a very good mark if the children don't actually enjoy the experiments, and I suppose we could turn them off science for good
....
(Two students who are studying to be teachers are discussing an experiment.)

"Turn someone off" is a normal phrasal verb, but for " turn someone off something", this is the first time I've seen it.
Does it mean "to get someone disinterested in something"?

Answer

To “turn someone off something” is to push someone away from something or to cause disinterest in a certain subject or area. It’s not too commonly used. It’s more common to come across the expression, “push someone away from something.”

Hope this helps....

Answer

Its not very commonly used.. more common would be e.g  His drunken  behaviour at the party turned everyone off.

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