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danced to someone's tune

danced to someone's tune is the simple past and past participle of dance to someone's tune.

Meaning of dance to someone's tune

Verb

dance to someone's tune (third-person singular simple present dances to someone's tune, present participle dancing to someone's tune, simple past and past participle danced to someone's tune)

  1. To do what someone demands or expects, do as told, defer to someone's wishes or demands, do someone's bidding.
    • You simply become a puppet in the hands of others who will make you dance to their tune. In other words, you reduce yourself to a slave or beggar by mortgaging your happiness on the mercy of others.1995, M.K. Gupta, How To Remain Ever Happy, →ISBN

Questions about danced to someone's tune

What is danced to someone's tune the simple past and past participle of?
Danced to someone's tune is the simple past and past participle of dance to someone's tune.

Words near danced to someone's tune in the dictionary

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

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