carry a tune
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Musical talent evaded them their whole life — their stepdad once told them they couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket — and yet, they beat on like a boat against the current.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Her grandmother was the first person to recognize that she could carry a tune, though it was a childhood trip to Dollywood, she says, that convinced her she wanted to be a musician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Suddenly, the issue of who can carry a tune pales in comparison to the question of where families and businesses will go when bulldozers arrive in Fillmore.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
I said, ‘Yeah, I can carry a tune.’
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2022
“Can’t carry a tune to save my life.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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