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danced to a new tune

danced to a new tune is the simple past and past participle of dance to a new tune.

Meaning of dance to a new tune

Verb

dance to a new tune (third-person singular simple present dances to a new tune, present participle dancing to a new tune, simple past and past participle danced to a new tune)

  1. To significantly change one's opinion, attitude, or behavior.
    • Policy was to be bold, not timid; campaign promises were to be carried out, not cynically shelved; and the public service would dance to a new tune, one where the ministers called the tune.1991, J. L. Granatstein, Robert Bothwell, Pirouette: Pierre Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Policy, →ISBN, page 207
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, new, tune.

Questions about danced to a new tune

What is danced to a new tune the simple past and past participle of?
Danced to a new tune is the simple past and past participle of dance to a new tune.

Words near danced to a new tune in the dictionary

  1. danced on nothing
  2. danced on someone's grave
  3. danced out
  4. danced the Tyburn jig
  5. danced to a different tune
  6. danced to a new tune
  7. danced to someone's tune
  8. danced upon nothing
  9. danced with the devil
  10. dancefest
  11. dancefests

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