change the channel
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change the channel
Where it comes from
In allusion to television.
verb changes the channel · changing the channel · changed the channel
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To redirect someone’s attention.
Repeated attempts to "change the channel" to pocketbook issues that traditionally favor Democratic candidates have flopped.
Similar: change the subject · Opposite: stay tuned
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see change, the, channel.
Opposite: stay tuned
Talk about this word "change the channel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/change%20the%20channel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. change the channel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/change%20the%20channel "change the channel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/change%20the%20channel.Cite this
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