Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - song and dance
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Song and dance
song and dance
noun Date: 1870 1. a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing 2. a long and often familiar statement or explanation that is usually not true or pertinent
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1. A song and dance act is a performance in which a person or group of people sing and dance. N-UNCOUNT: usu N n 2. If you say that someone is making a song and dance about something, you mean they are making an unnecessary fuss about it. (BRIT INFORMAL) He used his money to help others–but he never made a song and dance about it. = fuss PHRASE c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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{n.}, {informal} 1. Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with "give". * /I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family./ 2. A long lie or excuse, often meant to get pity. Usually used with "give". * /Billy gave the teacher a song and dance about his mother being sick as an excuse for being late./ * /The tramp asked us for money and tried to give us a big song and dance about having to buy a bus ticket to Chicago./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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