0
Maelstrom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"The TUNE of ...."

What does that even mean? The original context I saw goes as :"The casino has completed astonishing renovations to the tune of $160 million by he year of 2012."

What does that bold part even mean??

Also, one other tiny question, why isn't the "million" here pluralized?

Thanks!:)
  

Top answer

It's an idiom. to the tune of, in the amount of; for the cost of: repairs to the tune of several thousand dollars. (Collins) $160 million is not pluralised.

— Rover_KE

  • It's an idiom.
  • to the tune of, in the amount of; for the cost of: repairs to the tune of several thousand dollars.
  • (Collins) $160 million is not pluralised.
  • Nor is ten thousand dollars or five hundred pounds.
  • The pluralisation is included in the dollar sign.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
It's an idiom.

to the tune of,
in the amount of; for the cost of:
repairs to the tune of several thousand dollars.
(Collins)


$160 million is not pluralised. Nor is ten thousand dollars or five hundred pounds.


The pluralisation is include
0

Related Questions