"Tune up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... along, until a faint light in the east announced the coming of day. During the darkness the jungle had been almost silent, but now the birds began to tune up, and here and there Larry heard the movements of small animals, although none ...
— The Campaign of the Jungle - or, Under Lawton through Luzon • Edward Stratemeyer
... applause greeted the performance of this ribald parody. There were calls for more such psalmody. "Give us another verse, Sergeant." "Tune up again, Dick." "Goon, goon." Lord Dunseveric, who had remained outside, dismounted and stalked through the door. He had caught the tune, though not the words of the sergeant's song. He guessed at some ribald irreverence within. His face ...
— The Northern Iron - 1907 • George A. Birmingham |
