tune out

The whole point of picking off precisely those who are either too vulnerable to fight back, or too famous to warrant your concern, or too unpopular for you to do anything but shrug, is that it leaves ample space for everyone to be exhausted, to tune out, to stare down at the table.

They are under-performing and also maybe bought a few players in a bit of panic at the end of the transfer window - Jadon Sancho, Harvey Elliott and Victor Lindelof all joined on deadline day - but Emery will get a tune out of his team sooner or later.

"Psychologically, you can't take every threat seriously without going insane. So people tune out to prioritise their mental health."

The goofy espresso gaffe makes it easier to tune out the gravity of what’s being said.

Redrawing these maps — known as redistricting — is an esoteric practice that many voters tune out, but one that has an outsized impact on political power and policy in the United States.