sing whistle a different tune

sing whistle a different tune
contradict something said before, talk or act in the opposite way

Usually he doesn't care if he disturbs his neighbors at midnight but now that he has to get up early in the morning he is whistling a different tune.


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  • whistle\ a\ different\ tune — • sing a different tune • whistle a different tune • sing a new tune v. phr. informal To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before. Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a different… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • whistle a different tune — See: SING A DIFFERENT TUNE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • whistle a different tune — See: SING A DIFFERENT TUNE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sing a different tune — or[whistle a different tune] also[sing a new tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before. * /Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a different tune after… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sing a different tune — or[whistle a different tune] also[sing a new tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before. * /Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a different tune after… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sing\ a\ different\ tune — • sing a different tune • whistle a different tune • sing a new tune v. phr. informal To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before. Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a different… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sing or whistle a different tune — idi to contradict one s previous opinions in response to changes in one s circumstances …   From formal English to slang

  • sing\ a\ new\ tune — • sing a different tune • whistle a different tune • sing a new tune v. phr. informal To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before. Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a different… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tune — See: CALL THE TUNE, CHANGE ONE S TUNE, IN TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE or WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE also SING A NEW TUNE, TO THE TUNE OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tune — See: CALL THE TUNE, CHANGE ONE S TUNE, IN TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE or WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE also SING A NEW TUNE, TO THE TUNE OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

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