to the tune of

phrase

1

: using the tune of (a particular song)

Amusing lyrics were sung to the tune of "New York, New York."

2

informal

—used to emphasize that the amount or extent of something (such as money) is considerable

A telecommunications company funded the event to the tune of several million dollars.

He put his email address on the scoreboard, urging fans to give him their input (to the tune of 400 messages a day, all answered personally).

—Richard Hoffer

Examples of to the tune of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 700-square-foot shop and its small staff do their best — sometimes to the tune of 800 transactions, or 1,600 people, in a day. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

To beat it, Brand New Day will need to overperform to the tune of $100 million. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 July 2026

South Carolina was a dark-horse candidate to make the College Football Playoff last season and ended up face-planting to the tune of a 4-8 campaign. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

That article was on the occasion of the artist’s 10-foot-tall sculpture of Pablo Picasso pushing a lawn mower in a Brooklyn park, self-financed to the tune of about $120,000. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for to the tune of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove