Meaning of dance to a different tune | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To behave differently; to march to the beat of a different drummer.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, different, tune.

Examples

“You can choose⟳ to override these laws, you can change⟳ the game, you can dance⟳ to a different tune⟳.”

“The single event that forced Christianity to dance⟳ to a different tune⟳ was Darwin's great 1859 book called On the Origin of Species.”

“'We'll all be dancing to a different tune⟳ before long.' Killian somehow managed to produce⟳ the semblance of a smile⟳. 'When trading in opium becomes legal I doubt⟳ if Gemmell Company will be lagging behind.'”

“In one way the book is a straightforward defence of eccentricity, a plea for the importance of valuing individuals who choose⟳ to dance⟳ to a different tune⟳.”

“Whether they walk⟳ or take⟳ a cab, they arrive⟳ at exactly the right time to bag a window seat and settle⟳ themselves down in comfort for their trip⟳. Alas, I dance⟳ to a different tune⟳. I have⟳ been catching trains all my life and throughout this time I have⟳ always been afraid of missing them.”

“Is it a crime to work⟳ like⟳ that? Is it so hard to accept⟳ that some people dance⟳ to a different tune⟳?!”

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