Everyday English
carry a tune
sing in tune
If you can carry a tune, you can sing the correct notes well enough to sound pleasant.
Hear it in real life
Are you joining the karaoke competition?
Maybe not - I can barely carry a tune.
I cannot carry a tune, but I love singing at parties.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't carry on a tune.
Say: I can't carry a tune.
The expression is "carry a tune"; do not add "on," which changes the verb into the unrelated phrase "carry on."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can carry a tune; cannot carry a tune
Your turn: say it out loud
I cannot carry a tune, but I love singing at parties.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
carry a tune
sing in tune
“I cannot carry a tune, but I love singing at parties.”
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