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7 PHRASE If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune , you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation. □  Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?

8 PHRASE If you say that someone has changed their tune , you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?

9 PHRASE If you say that someone is dancing to someone else's tune , you mean that they are allowing themselves to be controlled by the other person. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Supermarkets buy meat at the lowest price and farmers have been forced to dance to their tune.

10 PHRASE A person or musical instrument that is in tune produces exactly the right notes. A person or musical instrument that is out of tune does not produce exactly the right notes. □  It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune. □  Many of the notes are out of tune.

11 PHRASE If you are in tune with a group of people, you are in agreement or sympathy with them. If you are out of tune with them, you are not in agreement or sympathy with them. □  Today, his change of direction seems more in tune with the times. □  The peace campaigners were probably out of tune with most Britons.

12 PHRASE To the tune of a particular amount of money means to the extent of that amount. □  The company was in debt to the tune of £3 million.

13he who pays the piper calls the tune → see piper

▸  tune in

1 PHRASAL VERB If you tune in to a particular television or radio station or programme, you watch or listen to it. □ [V P + to ] More than six million youngsters tune in to the show every day. □ [V P ] The idea that people plan their radio listening is nonsense; most tune in impulsively.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you tune in to something such as your own or other people's feelings, you become aware of them. □ [V P + to ] You can start now to tune in to your own physical, social and spiritual needs.

3 → see also tuned in

▸  tune up

1 PHRASAL VERB When a group of musicians tune up , they adjust their instruments so that they produce the right notes. □ [V P ] I could hear the sound of a band tuning up.

2 → see also tune 3 , tune 4

tu ned i n ADJ If someone is tuned in to something, they are aware of it and concentrating on it. □ [+ to ] He's just not tuned in to the child's feelings.

tune|ful /tjuː nfʊl, [AM ] tuː n-/ ADJ A piece of music that is tuneful has a pleasant tune.

tune|less /tjuː nləs, [AM ] tuː n-/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Tuneless music and voices do not sound pleasant. □  Someone walked by, singing a tuneless song. ●  tune|less|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  My dad whistled tunelessly through his teeth.

tun|er /tjuː nə ^r , [AM ] tuː n-/ (tuners ) N‑COUNT The tuner in a radio or television set is the part which you adjust to receive different radio or television signals, so that you can watch or listen to the programme that you want.

tung|sten /tʌ ŋstən/ N‑UNCOUNT Tungsten is a greyish-white metal.

tu|nic /tjuː n I k, [AM ] tuː -/ (tunics ) N‑COUNT A tunic is a sleeveless garment that is worn on the top part of your body.

tu n|ing fork (tuning forks ) N‑COUNT A tuning fork is a small steel instrument which is used to tune instruments by striking it against something to produce a note of fixed musical pitch.

Tu|ni|sian /tjuːn I ziən, [AM ] tuːn-/ (Tunisians )

1 ADJ Tunisian means belonging to or relating to Tunisia, or to its people or culture.

2 N‑COUNT A Tunisian is a person who comes from Tunisia.