dance to somebody's tune

OBEYto do what someone wants you to do – used to show disapproval 听从某人指挥，服从某人差遣〔含贬义〕

5Organizations invariably dance to the tune of the people who control their funding.

机构组织总要听命于那些掌握他们运转资金的人。

n At that time, Eastern bloc countries danced to the Soviet tune.

Examples from the Corpus

dance to somebody’s tune• They control all the funding so we have to dance to their tune.• But now it dances to a different tune.• Mandeville and Santerre had arrived at Templecombe wanting to make everyone dance to their tune.• She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune.• This is how I like things - me pulling the strings, getting them to dance to my tune.• Why did he get the feeling that he and Egbert were dancing to a tune?• She was dancing to his tune a little too, and she was uneasily aware of it.• Everyone was in a circle now, dancing to a rollicking tune played by the small band, and changing partners.• Now he danced to Kirov's tune, without knowing the steps.

→ dance to somebody’s tune at dance2(1)

单词	dance to somebody's tune
释义	dance to somebody's tune dance to somebody's tune OBEYto do what someone wants you to do – used to show disapproval 听从某人指挥，服从某人差遣〔含贬义〕 5Organizations invariably dance to the tune of the people who control their funding. 机构组织总要听命于那些掌握他们运转资金的人。 n At that time, Eastern bloc countries danced to the Soviet tune. Examples from the Corpus dance to somebody’s tune• They control all the funding so we have to dance to their tune.• But now it dances to a different tune.• Mandeville and Santerre had arrived at Templecombe wanting to make everyone dance to their tune.• She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune.• This is how I like things - me pulling the strings, getting them to dance to my tune.• Why did he get the feeling that he and Egbert were dancing to a tune?• She was dancing to his tune a little too, and she was uneasily aware of it.• Everyone was in a circle now, dancing to a rollicking tune played by the small band, and changing partners.• Now he danced to Kirov's tune, without knowing the steps. → dance to somebody’s tune at dance2(1)
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