merry dance

merry dance

A deliberate waste of time. She led me on a merry dance as she tried to explain why she missed our meeting.
See also: dance, merry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • stag line
  • dance to
  • dance to (something)
  • put on (one's) dancing shoes
  • dance card
  • a dance card
  • dance to another tune
  • dance
  • (would you) care to dance
  • care to dance?
References in periodicals archive
They know the feeling having been in this position two years ago when Cork led them on a merry dance from early doors.
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It's very aware of itself and gleefully toys with our expectations as it leads us on its merry dance of death.
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They were playing The Bee Gees on their sound system so we even had a merry dance while my cheerful server scooped up a cracking cone of late night chips that weighed 450g on my in-car scales.
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Led a merry dance It wasn't a good day for Joey Barton but at least he got further proof of Brendan Rodgers' 'midlife crisis' as the Hoops boss broke into this embarrassing dance as he celebrated.
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Rashid led prosecutors 'a merry dance', a judge said, engaging them in years of legal wrangles before finally pleading guilty to charges of entering into a money laundering arrangement in January of this year.
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She led her rivals a merry dance at Ayr last time and should prove tough to peg back on this sharp track.
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A pair of sprightly llamas jigged their way to immediate social media stardom Thursday after they led dozens of US police a merry dance on the bemused streets of Phoenix, Arizona.
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Only fourth best in the six-runner market, the Old Roan Chase winner was the highest-rated runner in the field and, while he was expected to prove vulnerable to younger legs, he led them a merry dance from the off and found more when challenged.
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CONDUCT led the November Handicap players a merry dance at Doncaster and the future looks a lot brighter for jockey Seb Sanders.
Seb's good Conduct
Butterflies dancing a merry dance Birds nesting but not by chance!
Poets' corner
The Cottrell Park teenager led his rivals a merry dance as he literally demolished the field with a stunning eight-under-par 62 followed by a 69 for a 131 aggregate.
Harman is Welsh boys champion
FERNANDO VERDASCO hopes to lead Andy Murray a merry dance when they clash in the Wimbledon quarter-finals tomorrow.
Verdasco war dance
They lead Falstaff a merry dance in director Phillip Breen's lively production and the result is comedy magic.
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The scientist leads the pirates on a merry dance that might just end with the beleaguered captain taking home the much coveted Pirate Of The Year prize.
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I tried to a lead a merry dance, but that was one night and we've moved on," Swann said.
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