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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Artist Jeffrey Gibson, who represented the US at the Venice Biennale, filed a suit against Gupta’s gallery in 2023 alleging unpaid sales proceeds to the tune of nearly $640,000.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The claim, which is seeking compensation for the loss of earnings and other damages to the tune of £2.15bn, has been filed three days before an inquest into the deaths of the five people killed in the crash begins at Leicester City Hall on Monday, January 13.
—Callum Davis, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Mainland investors bought the dip in Hong Kong this week to the tune of over $6 billion worth of net buying via Southbound Stock Connect.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Rogers, 22, posted the surprise reveal in a TikTok video that went viral to the tune of nearly 4 million views.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The claim, which is seeking compensation for the loss of earnings and other damages to the tune of £2.15bn, has been filed three days before an inquest into the deaths of the five people killed in the crash begins at Leicester City Hall on Monday, January 13.
—Callum Davis, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Mainland investors bought the dip in Hong Kong this week to the tune of over $6 billion worth of net buying via Southbound Stock Connect.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Rogers, 22, posted the surprise reveal in a TikTok video that went viral to the tune of nearly 4 million views.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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