an idiom/expression for when you try to forget your troubles

[alpacinou]

Is there an idiom/expression for when you try to forget your troubles?

I want to use it instead of the underlined part.

With the sun on my skin, I lay on the sand and tried to forget all my troubles.

What are some other ways this idea can be expressed?

 

[Phaedrus]

Is there an idiom/expression for when you try to forget your troubles?

I want to use it instead of the underlined part.

With the sun on my skin, I lay on the sand and tried to forget all my troubles.

You could say:

With the sun on my skin, I lay on the sand and let everything go.

(Variations on "let everything go" include "let it all go" and "let go into the moment.")

 

[tedmc]

be carefree/let go

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps;

I put my worries behind me.

P.S. I don't like the use of "tried" there.

 

[probus]

When speaking of someone other than yourself you might use "bury his/her head in the sand,"

 

[Skrej]

One that might be apropos for your beach setting is "set my cares adrift".

 

[Rover_KE]

You could consider the verb to chill, though it doesn't collocate well with lying in the warm sun.

chill​

or

chill out​

INTRANSITIVE INFORMAL to relax and stop being angry or nervous, or to spend time relaxing.

I'm just going to chill this weekend,

(Macmillan)