918 - Phrasal Verb Friday - Zone Out

Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to another Happy English, Phrasal Verb Friday. I’m here every Friday with a quick, one-point English lesson to help you learn a new phrasal verb and sound more natural when you speak.

Today’s phrasal verb is zone out.  When you zone out, it means your mind starts to wander and you stop paying attention - especially when you’re tired, bored, or distracted. Basically, your body’s there, but your brain takes a little break.

• Like the other day, I was in a long meeting, and about halfway through, I totally zoned out.
• Or my friend Olivia said she was watching a movie, but she zoned out and missed the ending.
• And when I ride the train home at night, sometimes I just zone out and stare out the window. It’s kind of relaxing, actually.

Here’s a pronunciation tip: zone out - zohn-out. The N connects smoothly with out, like zoh-nout.
So how about you? When do you usually zone out - at work, in class, or maybe when someone’s talking too long? Leave a comment, and don’t forget to follow or subscribe so you don’t miss the next Happy English Podcast and next week’s Phrasal Verb Friday.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another
Happy English fraseal Verb Friday. I'm here every Friday with
a quick one point English lesson to help you learn
a new phraseal verb and sound more natural when you speak.
Today's Fraser verb is zone out. Yeah. When you zone out,

(00:26):
it means your mind starts to wander and you stop
paying attention, especially when you're tired, bored, or distracted. Basically,
your body's there, but your brain takes a little break.
Like the other day, I was in a long meeting
and about halfway through I totally zoned out. Or my

(00:51):
friend Olivia said she was watching a movie but she
zoned out and missed the ending. And sometimes when I
ride the train home at night, I just zone out
and stare out the window. It's kind of relaxing, actually.
And here's a pronunciation tip. We pronounce zone out as

(01:12):
zone out. The end at the end of zone connects
smoothly without zone out zone out. So how about you
when do you usually zone out? At work, in class,
or maybe when someone's talking too long. Leave a comment
and don't forget to follow or subscribe so you don't

(01:34):
miss the next Happy English podcast and next week's phrasal
Verb Friday. Hey, thanks for listening, and until next time,
keep learning and keep it cool.