dance to another tune

Idioms  

1. Change one's manner, behavior, or attitude. For example, He'll be dancing to another tune when he finds out that the board means business. Also see change one's tune.

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Example Sentences

"They'd dance to another tune if the boilers were suddenly to burst, or if the ship ran foul of a rock."

From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur

“What I want to know is, is the piper to be paid, or shall we have to dance to another tune by way of reprisal.”

From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge