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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After a year of steady new music releases and countless public appearances, Jelly Roll has leveled up to the tune of 161,000 equivalent album units for its first week of his new set’s release.
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The eight celebrities and their partners will be divided into two teams of eight, competing against each other in an exciting showdown to the tune of two Disney classics.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Long Beach is getting Olympics-ready to the tune of $933 million in infrastructure upgrades.
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In two of the last three games, CU has bottled up one of the nation’s top rushing attacks (UCF, 177 yards) and harassed one of its most productive passers (Arizona’s Noah Fifita) to the tune of seven sacks, CU’s most since posting eight against Iowa State in 2010.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
The eight celebrities and their partners will be divided into two teams of eight, competing against each other in an exciting showdown to the tune of two Disney classics.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Long Beach is getting Olympics-ready to the tune of $933 million in infrastructure upgrades.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
In two of the last three games, CU has bottled up one of the nation’s top rushing attacks (UCF, 177 yards) and harassed one of its most productive passers (Arizona’s Noah Fifita) to the tune of seven sacks, CU’s most since posting eight against Iowa State in 2010.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2024.
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