tune(someone/something)out
phrasal verbwithtuneverb[T]uk/tʃuːn/us/tuːn/
USinformaltoignoresomeone or not giveyourattentionto something or to what ishappeningaround you:
Most of what he says is suchgarbagethat I justtunehim out.
to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
- ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
- disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
- turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
- close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
Neglecting and ignoring
- beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
- blocksomethingout
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
- bypass
- crack
- ear
- lay
- let goidiom
- let sleeping dogs lieidiom
- letsomethinggo/passidiom
- letsomethingrideidiom
- look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
- nose
- scrap heap
- setsomethingaside
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
- silent