zone someone out

(verb) to lose one’s concentration and start ignoring someone

Example Sentences:

A: Wow! What a movie! Did you like it?
B: Sorry, I zoned it out during the second half. It was so boring!

Every time I’m in that professor’s class, I zone him out.

The teacher noticed that her students were zoning her out, so she changed the lesson to something more exciting.

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Stuff to tune in to and Zone out on for May 5th

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Similar idioms:

1. zone out
2. change one’s tune