command performance

1. A performance, such as a play, ballet, opera, etc., that is presented at the behest of royalty or a head of government. The theater troupe was always at the ready to give a command performance, should the queen so desire it.

2. By extension, any task or activity (typically outside of normal work duties) that one undertakes or performs at the request of someone in a position of authority. When I was an intern, I always had to give command performances for visiting businessmen, such as taking them out to dinner or arranging entertainment for them during their stay.

3. Any obligatory occasion or situation that one is required or expected to attend, as at the behest of an employer or person of authority. These fundraising dinners, though technically "optional," are really command performances for the members of staff.

command performance

An occasion that one is obliged to attend, as in My boss's invitations to dinner are always a command performance. This term originally (late 1800s) denoted a theatrical or musical performance presented at the behest of a sovereign or head of state. By the 1930s it was also used figuratively for any more or less obligatory occasion or performance.

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释义	command performance command performance 1. A performance, such as a play, ballet, opera, etc., that is presented at the behest of royalty or a head of government. The theater troupe was always at the ready to give a command performance, should the queen so desire it. 2. By extension, any task or activity (typically outside of normal work duties) that one undertakes or performs at the request of someone in a position of authority. When I was an intern, I always had to give command performances for visiting businessmen, such as taking them out to dinner or arranging entertainment for them during their stay. 3. Any obligatory occasion or situation that one is required or expected to attend, as at the behest of an employer or person of authority. These fundraising dinners, though technically "optional," are really command performances for the members of staff. See also: command Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. command performance An occasion that one is obliged to attend, as in My boss's invitations to dinner are always a command performance. This term originally (late 1800s) denoted a theatrical or musical performance presented at the behest of a sovereign or head of state. By the 1930s it was also used figuratively for any more or less obligatory occasion or performance. See also: command The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: born in the purple born to the purple purple (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back! tomorrow a swan song a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel bushel one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch References in periodicals archive The segment of the command performance that captured the attention of the audience was the Fela and the Kalakuta queens staged by Bolanle Austen Peters Production, a fantastic export feature Lagos State has frequently used to thrill audience. When Lagos thrilled UNWTO delegates to a night with Fela This Command Performance commanded Eugene's attention, bringing a unique performance to our fortunate town and reviving in many an interest in war era radio programs. 'Home Fires' keeps the entertainment stoked "They said 'rock 'n' roll' and so Paul led the band through an impromptu royal command performance," he said. Sir Paul McCartney held impromptu private show for Princess Diana The days when everyone tuned in for a good evening of family entertainment by watching the Royal Command Performance are long gone. Culture: Radio Choice - By Royal Command Radio Four, 11.30am Clive Woodward has repeated his unshakeable belief that England will produce a command performance when it matters most against World Cup semi-final opponents France. Panicking Wood not be the way Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, pictured left, is to give a royal command performance for the Prince of Wales. Gwyneth to entertain Prince Music group Drowsy Maggie and renowned Irish dancing troupe Celtic Feet will head- line a Royal Command Performance at the castle on July 6. Queen's folk gig for staff theater group on April 13 presented what director Bjorn Johnson called a "command performance" of Amiri Baraka's classic '60s play "Dutchman," for the playwright at Theatre at the Improv in West Hollywood. Classic play `Dutchman' gets Authentic treatment Entering a room became a command performance, starring my motorized wheelchair: "Hi, I'm The Wheelchair. WHEN THEY'RE STANDING AND YOU'RE NOT The supplier also provides what is billed as "the most successful interactive display" in the music category with the "Command Performance Center." The fixture is said to duplicate the quality of furniture, and includes matched speakers for sound balance. Unison cites profit opportunity That was the Royal command performance in a famous pub yesterday. Downed in one by One! How precious; how privileged I am to be here to begin my day with this command performance. I may never see it happen just this way again, but on this spring morning in the mountains of Montana, I am thoroughly grateful that I have had a front-row seat. Dance of the whitetails * EQUESTRIAN: Zara Phillips produced a command performance on her Olympics cross-country debut at Greenwich Park as Great Britain's eventers kept their gold medal dream alive. Phillips delights home crowd; IN BRIEF Snow Fairy and Ryan Moore gave a command performance to land the 10-furlong Hong Kong Cup, and Dunlop said: "The rate of progress with her has been exceptional and there are lots of options - there are such races as the Dubai World Cup - it just depends on how the horse is and what the owner, Mrs Patino, thinks." THE Dubai World Cup next [...]
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