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out of tune

out of tune

 
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out
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: of an instrument or voice, not producing the correct pitch.
That old piano is very out of tune.She loved to sing, even though she usually sang out of tune.You were a little out of tune on that last note.
definition 2: not in harmony with something else (usu. fol. by "with").
The singers were out of tune with each other.My father wasn't in tune with the times; in fact, he had some very old-fashioned ideas.