to the tune of

Idioms  

1. To the sum or extent of, as in They had profits to the tune of about $20 million. This idiom transfers tune, a succession of musical tones, to a succession of figures. [First half of 1700s]

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to the tune of

City's midfield was reshaped to the tune of £327m in the summer following the departures of captain Bernardo Silva and 2024 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

As I was working on this article, our garbage disposal started leaking swamp water to the tune of $750.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Unified would benefit mightily from such funds — to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, but that infusion would not solve the district’s financial problems or remedy the enrollment decline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Once the candles are all ablaze, the cousins and aunts and children gather around and sing a rousing “Bienvenida a ti,” to the tune of "Happy Birthday."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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