# tune out

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tune-out
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.

## Examples

- I often tune out when the lecture gets boring.
- When my neighbor started complaining about his garden again, I found it easy to tune out and look at my phone.
- As the politician began his repetitive speech, the audience collectively tuned out, their minds drifting toward the evening ahead.

## Origin

From tune + out.

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