divert/distract attention

idiom

: to try to keep people from noticing or thinking about something

He was trying to divert/distract attention away from his friend's mistake.

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By avoiding unnecessary complexity and overhead that can divert attention from customers' needs, your business can be responsive and proactive in delivering quick resolutions and personalized service. —

Petr Marek, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Discord within team dynamics can hinder collaboration, divert attention from work tasks and adversely affect overall productivity. —

Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 And the equity market, despite its volatility, continued to divert attention away from gold. —

Royston Wild, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 First, governments have waged war to divert attention from the various economic and political challenges facing them, such as when Eritrea attacked Ethiopia in 1998. —

Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for divert/distract attention

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