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An Idiom: To the sum or extent of. "We're looking at jail time, Franky. Either that or a fine to the tune of $50,000."
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1. Set to the musical composition of.
2. Used to mean "approximately", or "in the general range of", but usually only when talking about large sums of money. 1. When I heard Weird Al Yankovich's lyrics to the tune of "Beat It", I decided that maybe MTV really was a worthless tool of Satan.
2. Right: So then I had to pay something to the tune of $5,000 for a new one. Wrong: So then I had to pay something to the tune of $0.05 for a new one. Notice that the order of magnitude of the cash amount affects the usage of the phrase. |
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sounds like The abc song is to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star
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estimate, close appraisal, rounded figure. We are asking for donations to the tune of $1,000.
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To perform a physical act upon someone of something in time to a music tune He dance around him to the tune of "stuck in the middle of you" before slicing the guy's ear off
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"around about" - approximately, roughly, in the region of. often applies to a monetary amount. i heard an offer to the tune of 5 million dollars for this place.
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in the range of that computer will set you back to the tune of three thousand dollars
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