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song and dancesong and dance1. A long and elaborate explanation or presentation. Primarily heard in US. The whole song and dance to introduce the keynote speaker lasted longer than her speech! 2. A long and elaborate explanation told with the intent to deceive someone or justify something. When I questioned her about her tardiness, she gave me some song and dance about her car breaking down. See also: and, dance, song Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. song and danceAn 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] See also: and, dance, song The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. song and dance 1 a fuss or commotion. informal 2 a long explanation that is pointless or deliberately evasive. North American informalSee also: and, dance, song Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary song and dance, (to give someone) a(To make) an unnecessary fuss; also, a misleading story or statement, nonsense. In the first sense this term dates from mid-nineteenth-century England, where it is usually put as nothing to make a song (and dance) about, meaning this is an unimportant matter. The second sense originated in America in the second half of the nineteenth century. Brander Matthews used it in A Confident Tomorrow (1900): “It ain’t a song and dance I’m giving you either.” The same old song and dance, on the other hand, refers to an overfamiliar, hackneyed routine, whether or not that happens to be an old familiar lie or excuse. See also same old rigmarole. See also: and, give, song The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also:- song and dance, (to give someone) a
- work the crowd
- be, go, etc. out/out of the window
- go out the window
- clunkhead
- do (one's) share
- do (one's) part
- absent (oneself) from (someone or something)
- absent oneself from
- bring (something) to a successful conclusion
References in periodicals archive "We determined that now is the best time to bring back the Pepto-Bismol '5-Symptom Song and Dance' to jump-start more brand engagement with consumers and to build campaign momentum in a way that wasn't possible 10 years ago," said Lisa Tecklenburg, associate brand director of North America digestive wellness at P&G. She added that the original song and dance was "only on air for four years out of the brand's 100-plus-year history, which demonstrates the strength of this powerful asset." P&G line goes back to future Baby Section (Under 6 years) 2nd Classical, 2nd Song and Dance D Brooks-Taylor Class A (6 and 7 Years) 3rd Modern, 3nd National E Ashwell; 2nd Modern T Badejo. Dancing their way to six-day festival success Baby and Class A combined up to eight years: 1 E Chapman ( song and dance and tap), 2 E Ashwell ( song and dance), 3 T Badejo ( song and dance and tap). Dance festival success In a thoughtfully conceived and theatrically savvy program, the National Song and Dance Company of Mozambique warmed Brooklyn on a cold night. Monsters and Celebrations Under the direction of Chen Mei-O, the Han Tang Yuefu group performed The Court Songs of Ancient China, ancestral Chinese song and dance dating to the thirteenth century. SILK ROADS LEAD TO FRANCE Ever since the Gaelic League (founded in 1893) held its first ceili, a festival of traditional song and dance, in London in 1897, such festivals have spread to Ireland and Irish emigrant communities worldwide. Did Your Mother Come From Ireland? Being "disco oriented," she rejected ballet in favor of Broadway and appeared in Song and Dance, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Carrie, and, early on, in Cats, where she met her husband, actor Terence Mann. The Old--And New--Razzle-Dazzle One day the teacher came to my home and told my mother that our city's song and dance company was going to have an audition for children. Che fan le ma? He works for the Hunan Province Song and Dance Company. Ni hao! The orchestra gave its own matinee concert, "Music, Song and Dance," performing onstage for the London premiere of company member Didy Veldman's Kol Simcha ("Voice of Celebration") to music by British composer Adam Gorb. Rambert Dance Company Rhymes and verses find expression in spontaneous song and dance. But unless this playful nature is sustained, the child's spirit is lost. Orff Schulwerk: musical |