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song and dance
noun
- a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand:
Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
song and dance
noun
- a fuss, esp one that is unnecessary
- a long or elaborate story or explanation, esp one that is evasive
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of song and dance1
Idioms and Phrases
An elaborate story or effort to explain and justify something, or to deceive and mislead someone. For example, Do you really believe his song and dance about the alarm not going off, being stopped for speeding, and then the car breaking down? or At every annual meeting the chairman goes through the same song and dance about the company's great future plans . This term originally referred to a vaudeville act featuring song and dance. [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
"For a marriage to be perfected under Zulu custom, there has to be a public gathering, with song and dance," Prof Xulu said.
As the scheming masterminds, Gaga and Beyonc茅 poison Gibson and every other inhabitant of the diner they're in, all while breaking into song and dance amid a scene of seemingly lifeless bodies.
Through song and dance, she recounted President Cyril Ramaphosa's life story and history, blending tradition with a personal touch.
Yoon's supporters, who have been camped out in front of the presidential residence for days, cheered in song and dance as the suspension was announced.
It's why they break out into song and dance.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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