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trip the light fantastic

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as in dance
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music They planned to trip the light fantastic at the awards gala.

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“Trip the light fantastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip%20the%20light%20fantastic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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