dance to another tune

Example Sentences

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"They'd dance to another tune if the boilers were suddenly to burst, or if the ship ran foul of a rock."

From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur

“What I want to know is, is the piper to be paid, or shall we have to dance to another tune by way of reprisal.”

From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge