to the tune of

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to the tune of

some amount of money Fig. to a certain amount of money. My checking account is overdrawn to the tune of $340. My wallet was stolen, and I'm out to the tune of $70.

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"And I'll have the meat pie ready for an early tea instead of for dinner," said Polly; and away she went, while he made his preparations to the tune of "Polly's the woman and no mistake", of which tune he was very fond. Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context In that case it were better to keep aloof; which they did to the tune of some reals. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context But he alone knew just how he stood, and that, with his last claim sold and the table swept clean of his winnings, he had ridden his hunch to the tune of just a trifle over eleven millions. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context			to put it another way to put it mildly to put too fine a point on it to say nothing of to say the least to shout about to some extent to speak of to that effect to the best of ability to the bitter end to the bone to the contrary to the core to the ends of the earth to the fore to the four winds to the gunwales to the hilt to the last to the letter to the manner born to the max to the nth degree to the point to the tune of To the victors belong the spoils to top it all to way of thinking to whom it may concern to wit toad toady toady to toast today Today here, tomorrow the world toddle toddle along toddle away toe toe the line toe the mark toffee toffee-nosed together together with toil toil for toil over toil up			to the manner born to the max to the max To the Moderator To the Moon To the Moon Alice to the nines to the nines to the nth degree to the point to the point to the point to the point to the point to the point to the point To the Point Software, Inc. to the purpose To the Queen To the question to the recruiter to the same degree to the south to the teeth to the teeth to the teeth to the teeth to the time when To the Top To the Top of the World to the tune of To the Very Max To the victor go the spoils To the victor go the spoils To the victors belong the spoils to the wind to the wind to the wind to the wind to the winds to the winds to the winds to the winds To the Younger Generation To think better of To think much To think much of To think scorn to this day To throw about To throw away To throw back To throw by To throw down To throw down the gauntlet To throw down the glove To throw dust in one's eyes To throw in To throw in gear To throw off To throw on

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