sung a different tune

Verb

sing a different tune (third-person singular simple present sings a different tune, present participle singing a different tune, simple past sang a different tune, past participle sung a different tune)

1. (figuratively, idiomatic, informal) To hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.
   • Miss Maudie said Miss Stephanie’d be singing a different tune if Tim Johnson was still coming up the street, that they’d find out soon enough, they’d send his head to Montgomery.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC