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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Example Sentences

Now it’s supporting Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., in a North Carolina primary to the tune of $600,000.

From Salon

The actor opened the 2025 ceremony by singing “Do You Want to Be an Actor?” to the tune of her film “Frozen’s” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”

From Los Angeles Times

It has been funding the club's losses since then to the tune of about £1m a month.

From BBC

For large parts of the afternoon, the home fans chanted "In your head, Arne, Arne, Arne" to the tune of Zombie by The Cranberries as Pereira's side dominated the defending champions.

From BBC

She has composed a night song for him, “Land of Cute and Furry,” set to the tune of the Elgar march “Land of Hope and Glory.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bring in
• come to
• require
• sell for
• take
• yield