to the tune of
idiom
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).—
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Watching the Knicks put it on them to the tune of 56-33 over the last 23 minutes and until Bridges took it away from Brown.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
He’s already surpassed that games played total (27) and is tearing up the Pacific Coast League to the tune of a .364/.460/.682 line — tops in the league.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 1 May 2025
And to top it off, U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for this costly and unnecessary detention to the tune of $164.65 per day per adult.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The article says that the borrowing costs increased sometimes to the tune of a new school every time a district issued a new tranche.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
He’s already surpassed that games played total (27) and is tearing up the Pacific Coast League to the tune of a .364/.460/.682 line — tops in the league.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 1 May 2025
And to top it off, U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for this costly and unnecessary detention to the tune of $164.65 per day per adult.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The article says that the borrowing costs increased sometimes to the tune of a new school every time a district issued a new tranche.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“To the tune of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20tune%20of. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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