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tune (sb/sth) out

US informal phrasal verb with tune
 
/tjuːn/
 
US  /tuːn/ verb [T]

Definition

to ignore someone or not give your attention to something or to what is happening around you: He talks such garbage that I just tune him out.Neglecting and ignoringNot paying attentionTreating as unimportant
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