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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.
See also: tune

to the tune of something
in the approximate amount mentioned We're in debt to the tune of $50,000.
Usage notes: usually used with amounts of money, as in the example.
See also: tune


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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.
In that case it were better to keep aloof; which they did to the tune of some reals.
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.
 
 
 
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