can carry a tune

can carry a tune

To be able to sing well; to have musical talent. Wow, that young girl can really carry a tune. I didn't expect her voice to be so powerful!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

can carry a tune

If you can carry a tune, you can sing a song with the right notes. All five can carry a tune, unusual in such an band. Note: In American English, people sometimes say that someone can't carry a tune in a bucket, meaning that they do not sing the right notes. The fact that he can't carry a tune in a bucket doesn't help much.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
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