dance to another tune

[dance to another tune] {v. phr.}

To talk or act differently, usually better because things have changed; be more polite or obedient because you are forced to do it.

* /Johnny refused to do his homework but punishment made him dance to another tune./

Compare: CHANGE ONE'S TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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