trips the light fantastic

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Definition of trips the light fantasticnext
present tense third-person singular of trip the light fantastic
as in dances
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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“Trips the light fantastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trips%20the%20light%20fantastic. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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