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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Cleveland receiver Jerry Jeudy had just gone nuclear on the Broncos to the tune of 235 yards and a touchdown, though Sutton got the last laugh in a 41-32 Denver win.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
As most of us rush to finish our shopping and scramble for decorations to the tune of Salvation Army bells, those in the high towers of technology production are hard at work on delivering their own gifts of the season.
—John Werner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Sing it, or don’t, to the tune of that old epic poem about Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, but the facts remain: The stand-alone air fryer is mostly dead, and the combo oven has taken its place.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
In 1972, Hill asked then-Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose to support a fundraiser, and Tose and the team did, to the tune of $10,000.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
As most of us rush to finish our shopping and scramble for decorations to the tune of Salvation Army bells, those in the high towers of technology production are hard at work on delivering their own gifts of the season.
—John Werner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Sing it, or don’t, to the tune of that old epic poem about Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, but the facts remain: The stand-alone air fryer is mostly dead, and the combo oven has taken its place.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
In 1972, Hill asked then-Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose to support a fundraiser, and Tose and the team did, to the tune of $10,000.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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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 24 Dec. 2024.
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