tune out
Verb
Meaning
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on.
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.
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We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur.
You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.
That's been hard being away from the family, because Washington can be lonely. When you tune out of all the activity, that's like, you're alone.
I love watching a good, freaky horror movie. I love it. It's one of my favorite things to do, to go and see at the cinema. Just to tune out and be freaked out.
More and more, I tune out when I see the word "elites," regarding it as a lazy Marxist slur, from both Left and Right. I still use it, when I believe it is absolutely the right word. But more and more, it makes me say, "Bye."
We're used to the characteristics of social media - participation, connection, instant gratification - and when school doesn't offer the same, it's easy to tune out.