tap dance like mad

tap-dance like mad

To do or say a lot of things in order to achieve something or distract others. Our team had to tap-dance like mad to justify our slow progress to the board of directors. I think my wife is having an affair. She always starts tap dancing like mad whenever I ask her where she's been.

tap dance like mad

in. to be busy continuously; to have to move fast to distract someone. Any public official knows how to tap dance like mad without getting out of breath or sweating.

词组	tap dance like mad
释义	tap dance like mad tap-dance like mad To do or say a lot of things in order to achieve something or distract others. Our team had to tap-dance like mad to justify our slow progress to the board of directors. I think my wife is having an affair. She always starts tap dancing like mad whenever I ask her where she's been. See also: like, mad Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tap dance like mad in. to be busy continuously; to have to move fast to distract someone. Any public official knows how to tap dance like mad without getting out of breath or sweating. See also: dance, like, mad, tap McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: tap-dance like mad avert avert (something) (away) from avert from on tap pat (someone or something) on (something or some place) pat on tap-in tap in soft shoe
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