Meaning of carry a tune | Babel Free

Definitions

To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate relative pitch.

Examples

“Jenny is named for a singer and Fanny for a beautiful dancer, but mother says they're both misfits, for Jenny can't carry a tune and Fanny's kind of stiff-legged.”

“Emmett burst forth in song, but his comrade punched him in the side and said, “Lord Sakes, shut up, you can't carry a tune in a bucket.”

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