tune (sth) up

— Phrasal Verb with tune

/tjuːn/ verb [T]

Definition

› to make slight changes to a musical instrument before you play it so that it produces the right notes: The orchestra were tuning up.

(Definition of tune (sth) up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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