Urban Dictionary: to the tune of

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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.

by Al December 02, 2003

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to the tune of

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."

by AA November 02, 2003