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Examples of song and dance in a Sentence
instead of simply denying our request, the mayor's representative gave us a song and dance about legal issues and municipal liability
Recent Examples of song and dance from the Web
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Poured over all of this is an endless river of movie magic, including lavish crowd scenes that almost burst into song and dance, and vast sets that re-create old New York institutions with heartbreaking detail, from B. Altman’s to the Gaslight.
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No, the trouble lies in the less assured translation of Ms. Fey’s sly take on adolescent social angst into crowd-pleasing song and dance.
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It was marked last month by the sound of tende, the Tuareg style of music and drumming, as the women and men, on foot and on their camels, participated in song and dance competitions.
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Another Bachelor on another night will again do the same song and dance of loving two women and committing to only one of them.
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The Ron Esposito Quintet: Sight and Sound reflects multicultural influences on jazz with song and dance.
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There’s also a little song and dance, as fantasy-like musical sequences are interspersed throughout the film, allowing us a glimpse inside the mind and heart of the quiet, withdrawn protagonist.
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Seventy-five members of the school's choir broke into song and dance on an Emirates flight, according to Travel and Leisure.
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So this was more than the usual Bollywood song and dance.
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First Known Use of song and dance
1613
song and dance Synonyms
Synonyms
double-talk, gibberish, gobbledygook (also gobbledegook), rigmarole (also rigamarole);
Related Words
bureaucratese, computerese, educationese, governmentese, legalese, Pentagonese, psychobabble, technobabble;
bombast, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, hype, oratory, rhetoric, wind;
SONG AND DANCE Defined for English Language Learners
song and dance
Definition of song and dance for English Language Learners
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: a performance that combines singing and dancing
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: a long story, explanation, or excuse that may not be true or directly related to what is being discussed
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