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Tune out

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out. idiomatic, intransitive, transitive

    "I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on."

  2. 2
    To change the channel or frequency away from.

    "I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music."

Etymology

From tune + out.

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