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carry a tune
Idioms and Phrases
Accurately sing a melody, as in Dean loves to listen to music but he can't carry a tune . [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
Then, one of the music people asked me if I could carry a tune.
Musical talent evaded them their whole life 鈥 their stepdad once told them they couldn鈥檛 carry a tune in a bucket 鈥 and yet, they beat on like a boat against the current.
Although I had played the role of Winthrop in 鈥淭he Music Man鈥 I told George, 鈥淚f you need me to sing, I鈥檓 not your guy because I can鈥檛 carry a tune.鈥
Because I can鈥檛 carry a tune in a lunch box.
Everyone is welcome, regardless of how well they can carry a tune.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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