a song and dance

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a song and dance (American)

a long and complicated statement or story, especially one that is not true (usually + about ) She gave me some song and dance about her kids always being sick and not being able to get to the meetings.

See also: and, dance, song

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A SONG and dance evening is being held in Warwick to raise money for a skin disorder charity. Charity song and dance by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) He became a merchant seaman but was invalided out after suffering a leg injury and then took to performing a song and dance act in the streets. Black Country News: Street performer centre stage; SANDWELL by Birmingham Mail (England) There's a song and dance every time we try to get them to pay us. Ain't life grand? by Arkansas Business			a slap in the face a slap on the back a slap on the wrist a slice of life a slice of the cake a slime ball a slip of the tongue a slippery slope a small fortune a smart alec a smart bomb a smart cookie a smart-arse a smarty pants a smoking gun a snake in the grass a snow job a snowball effect a snuff movie a sob story a social climber a softly, softly approach a soldier of fortune a son of a bitch a son of a gun a song and dance a sore point a space cadet a spark plug a spin doctor a sporting chance a square meal a square peg a stag night a stalking horse a standard-bearer a step in the right direction a stick to beat with a stick-in-the-mud a sticking point a stiff upper lip a sting in the tail A stitch in time a stone's throw a stool pigeon a storm in a teacup a straight arrow a straight shooter a straw in the wind a stroke of luck a strong stomach			a smart aleck a smart bomb a smart cookie A Smart Thin Architecture a smart-arse a smart-ass a smarty pants A Smile from the Trenches a smoking gun a snake in the grass a snow job a snowball effect a snowball's chance a snowball's chance a snowball's chance a snowball's chance in hell a snowball's chance in hell a snowball's chance in hell a snuff movie a sob story a social climber a softly, softly approach A soil horizon A soil horizon a soldier of fortune A son A Son Never Forgets a son of a bitch a son of a gun a song and dance A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing A Song of Ice and Fire a sore point a sore spot a sorry state of affairs A Sort of Homecoming A South Carolina Members Association of Home Schoolers a space cadet A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works a spark plug A speaking acquaintance A Specific Kind of Virtual Terminal a spin doctor A Spooky Electric Kaleidoscope a sporting chance A SPT CMD a square meal a square peg a st throw a st throw a st throw a stab at someone a stab at something A Stab In The Dark A Stab In The Dark A Stab In The Dark

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