to change one's tune

Examples

• All

• If he wants my vote again, he had better change his tune.

  Blog text (31)

• Then I stepped in, and this guy changed his tune real fast.

  Blog text (10)

• But really, why would you believe anyone who changes his tune just before election time?

  Blog text (23)

• David gets the message and changes his tune.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Once he is called out on his lies, he changes his tune.

  Blog text (22)

• Maybe if they pay a little visit to her home, she'll change her tune.

  Down to Earth (2001)

• Did you vote for Obama, hoping that he would change his tune during his second term?

  Blog text (26)

• Asked what made him change his tune, Lee insisted that it was support from city officials that convinced him.

  Blog text (19)

• Don't change your tune later, okay?

  Abraham And Lincoln (2007)

• And if you don't change your tune, you're going to be forbidden on campus as well.

  Runner Runner (2013)

Synonyms

C

to change my mind

vsto change one's tune

811 2.6

Decide to think or act differently from before

is often sudden or follows being persuaded or proved wrong

C

to come around

vsto change one's tune

81 4.1

To change your mind and accept something you first refused

is often sudden or follows being persuaded rather than slow acceptance

C

to come round

vsto change one's tune

4 3.7

Change your mind because someone persuades you or you learn new facts

is often sudden or follows being persuaded or proved wrong

D

to do a 180

vsto change one's tune

• Informal

4 6.8

To completely change your opinion or decision

is often less absolute and can be only a partial shift

D

to do an about-face

vsto change one's tune

• Informal

3 6.6

To suddenly change your opinion or plan to the opposite

is not always a complete opposite and may be milder

A

to about-face

vsto change one's tune

• Literature

3 6.7

To change your opinion or position completely and suddenly

is less extreme and not always a full reversal

C

to change someone's tune

vsto change one's tune

• Informal

5.0

To have a different opinion after seeing new facts or benefits

is often sudden or follows direct persuasion or proof

Antonyms

S

to stick to one's guns

• Informal

12 6.7

Keep supporting your idea when others disagree

R

to remain firm

2 4.4

Keep the same decision even when others disagree

How Much

to reverse course

12 5.5

to change one's tune

• Informal

6 5.1

to backtrack

42 4.3

to soften

49 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology