sing a different tune

idiom

informal

: to change the way one talks about something : to have a different opinion about something

They say they're not worried about money, but once they see how much the new equipment will cost, they'll be singing a different tune.

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These cicadas will sing a different tune from their predecessors but come out in smaller numbers, according to cicada expert Gene Kritsky. —

Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 28 July 2021 Grinchy viewers, however, may sing a different tune. —

Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022 Bette Midler is calling on women to sing a different tune. —

Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2021 The new brood of cicadas will sing a different tune than their predecessors but come out in smaller numbers, according to Gene Kritsky, dean of behavioral and natural sciences at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati. —

Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 28 July 2021 If that’s the case, during game weeks, McCarthy’s practices could sing a different tune. —

Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2020

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