Daily life
tune out
stop paying attention to surrounding sounds or activity
To stop noticing the sounds or activity around you because you are relaxing or concentrating on something else.
Hear it in real life
Don't you get bored on that long bus ride?
Not really; I just tune out and watch the scenery.
I put on a podcast and tune out for the last half hour of my commute.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I tuned out myself during the long ride.
Say: I tuned out during the long ride.
“Tune out” can stand alone when you stop paying attention to your surroundings.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
tune out; tune out on a journey; tune out with music
Your turn: say it out loud
I put on a podcast and tune out for the last half hour of my commute.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
tune out
stop paying attention to surrounding sounds or activity
“I put on a podcast and tune out for the last half hour of my commute.”
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