carry a tune

carry a tune
{v. phr.} To sing the right notes without catching any false ones. * /Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can't carry a tune and his singing is a pain to listen to./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • carry a tune — sing well, sing in tune, pipes    Ask June to lead the singing. She can carry a tune …   English idioms

  • carry a tune — {v. phr.} To sing the right notes without catching any false ones. * /Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can t carry a tune and his singing is a pain to listen to./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • carry a tune — verb To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate pitch. Jenny is named for a singer and Fanny for a beautiful dancer, but mother says theyre both misfits, for Jenny cant carry a tune and Fannys kind of stiff legged …   Wiktionary

  • carry\ a\ tune — v. phr. To sing the right notes without catching any false ones. Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can t carry a tune and his singing is a pain to listen to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • carry a tune — to be able to sing accurately. For such a complicated song they should at least find someone who can carry a tune …   New idioms dictionary

  • carry a tune — to sing musical notes correctly …   English dictionary

  • carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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