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zone out
stop paying attention
If you zone out, you stop paying attention and let your mind drift.
Hear it in real life
Did you hear what the manager said?
Sorry, I zoned out for a minute.
I tend to zone out when people explain something for too long.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I always zone off in long meetings.
Say: I always zone out in long meetings.
The fixed phrasal verb is “zone out,” not “zone off.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
zone out; zone out during something; zone out when something happens
Your turn: say it out loud
I tend to zone out when people explain something for too long.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
zone out
stop paying attention
“I tend to zone out when people explain something for too long.”
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