surf the channels
surf the channels
To quickly switch between television channels, as while looking for a program to watch. I'm surfing the channels, but it doesn't look like anything good is on.
See also: channel, surf
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- channel hopping
- channel-hopping
- channel-zapping
- channel zapping
- zap
- channel surfer
- surfer
- surfers
- on the bird
- channel surf