tune someone or something out

tune someone or something out
tune someone or something out
to put someone or something out of one's consciousness; to cease paying attention to someone or something. •

I had to tune the radio out in order to concentrate.

I tuned out what the speaker was saying and daydreamed for a while.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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