sing a different tune

sing a different tune or
whistle a different tune also
sing a new tune  {v. phr.},  {informal}
To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before.
Charles said that all smokers should be expelled from the team but he sang a different tune after the coach caught him smoking.
Syn.:
CHANGE ONE'S TUNE,
DANCE TO ANOTHER TUNE.
Compare:
LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH.
Categories: informal verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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