- tune out
- in. to begin to ignore everything.□ I got bored and tuned out.□ The entire class had tuned out, so no one heard the teacher ask the question.
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tune out — {v. phr.} To not listen to something. * / How can you work in such a noisy environment? Jane asked Sue. Well, I simply tune it out, she answered./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tune out — {v. phr.} To not listen to something. * / How can you work in such a noisy environment? Jane asked Sue. Well, I simply tune it out, she answered./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tune out — (someone/something) to stop paying attention to someone or something. Beverly always tunes out in the middle of her music lesson. He s been tuning me out ever since I tried to talk to him about his drinking … New idioms dictionary
tune out — transitive verb : to become unresponsive to : ignore the children tuned out their mother s commands intransitive verb : to dissociate oneself from what is happening * * * tune out 1. To adjust (a radio, etc) so as to eliminate (a sound, frequency … Useful english dictionary
tune out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tune out : present tense I/you/we/they tune out he/she/it tunesout present participle tuningout past tense tunedout past participle tunedout informal to stop paying attention I just tune out and… … English dictionary
tune out — PHRASAL VERB If you tune out, you stop listening or paying attention to what is being said. [V P] Whatever you re talking about, children rapidly tune out if you go beyond them... [V P n (not pron)] Rose heard the familiar voice, but tuned out… … English dictionary
tune out someone — tune out (someone/something) to stop paying attention to someone or something. Beverly always tunes out in the middle of her music lesson. He s been tuning me out ever since I tried to talk to him about his drinking … New idioms dictionary
tune out something — tune out (someone/something) to stop paying attention to someone or something. Beverly always tunes out in the middle of her music lesson. He s been tuning me out ever since I tried to talk to him about his drinking … New idioms dictionary
tune\ out — v. phr. To not listen to something. How can you work in such a noisy environment? Jane asked Sue. Well, I simply tune it out, she answered … Словарь американских идиом
tune out — informal stop paying attention. → tune … English new terms dictionary
tune out — verb a) To fail to pay attention to; to ignore. I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on. b) 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 … Wiktionary
