"to the tune of" meaning in All languages combined

See to the tune of on Wiktionary

Preposition [English]

Audio: En-au-to the tune of.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} to the tune of, {{en-preposition}} to the tune of
  1. (literally) Fitting the melody of. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-to_the_tune_of-en-prep-V-6p06vz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (figurative) Roughly; about; to the approximate sum or extent of. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-to_the_tune_of-en-prep--J2oVWEL

Alternative forms

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