Idioms about music
all that jazz
Meaning: Everything else related to something; and other similar things.
blow one’s own horn
Meaning: to brag; to talk boastfully.
call the tune
Meaning: to be the one who controls a situation; to have the most power and authority in a situation
carry a tune
Meaning: The phrase to carry a tune means to sing a melody accurately.
chin music
Meaning: talk, conversation
clean as a whistle
Meaning: If someone is as clean as a whistle they are perfectly clean.
draw in one’s horns
Meaning: to become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to back down from a fight; to yield or capitulate.
fine-tune
Meaning: to make small adjustments to something until optimization is achieved
have to face the music
Meaning: accept or face the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions.
it takes two to tango
Meaning: for something to work properly the cooperation of both parties is needed.
lock horns
Meaning: to come into conflict.
make chin music
Meaning: talk or chatter.
music to someone’s ears
Meaning: Some good news; a spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; a welcome remark or information.
on the horns of a dilemma
Meaning: To face a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.
pull in one’s horns
Meaning: To become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to back down from a fight; to yield or capitulate.
sing the same tune
Meaning: If people sing the same tune, they agree about a subject in public in spite of their disagreement.
stop the music
Meaning: If something strikes a chord with you, it reminds you of something, it seems familiar to you or you are interested in it.
strike a chord
Meaning: stop everything.
toot one’s own horn
Meaning: to boast; to brag
who pays the piper calls the tune
Meaning: one who pays for something controls it.