Continue
Continue verb - To begin again or return to after an interruption.
Usage example: we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten
Shut off
Shut off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands
Both terms in one sentence
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Running Gag / Once per Episode: Bob and Emily would be in bed, one of them would say something, shut off the light, then the other would turn their light on and continue the conversation.
Source: Series / The Bob Newhart Show
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