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to the tune of

to the tune of preposition: fitting the melody of.

Preposition

to the tune of

  1. (literally) Fitting the melody of.
    • The lyrics were written to the tune of "Amazing Grace".
    • She wasn’t the only one pondering that question; it was a sentiment that would be echoed in a post by the TikTok musician Boy Jr in August, who – to the tune of Video Killed the Radio Star – told her 300,000 followers that the very platform she was posting from had, along with streaming services...2022 December 9, Hannah J. Davies, “Is TikTok killing off the pop music bridge?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. (figuratively) Roughly; about; to the approximate sum or extent of.
    • The damage that he did to his car was to the tune of two grand.
    • It's a blackmail ring, and the district attorneys get a share of the loot. […] Well, they got him in the same kind of jam, and soaked him to the tune of three hundred and eighty-six thousand.1928, Upton Sinclair, Boston

Questions about to the tune of

What does to the tune of mean?
To the tune of means fitting the melody of.
What part of speech is to the tune of?
To the tune of is a preposition.

Words near to the tune of in the dictionary

  1. to the T
  2. to the tee
  3. to the tonsils
  4. to the top of one's bent
  5. to the touch
  6. to the tune of
  7. to the turn of a hair
  8. to the victor belong the spoils
  9. to the victor go the spoils
  10. to the victor the spoils
  11. to the wide

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