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out of tune |
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*out of tune (with someone or something) 1. Lit. not in musical harmony with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) The oboe is out of tune with the flute. The flute is out of tune with John. They are all out of tune. 2. Fig. not in agreement with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~.) Your proposal is out of tune with my ideas of what we should be doing. Your ideas are out of tune with company policy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire, In a mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic fire, Leaping higher, higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavor Now - now to sit, or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. His fiddle is out of tune, and there is no rosin on his bow, but still he is an inspired man--the hands of the muses have been laid upon him. "My lord," said Comminges, who, irritated by his wounds, wished for revenge and longed to give back blow for blow, "shall I fire off a ball to punish that jester, and to warn him not to sing so much out of tune in the future? |
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