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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. She gave me some song and dance about her kids always being sick and not being able to get to the meetings. (usually + about)
See also: dance, song


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"Lady," he said, "dat gent on de oder bench sent yer a song and dance by me.
Song and dance will arise at night from the village girls, and on festival days everyone will repair to God's house to thank Him with grateful tears for what He has done .
Apart from his colonial career, he had been to Greece in a brigantine with four brass carronades; he had travelled Europe in a chaise and four, drawing bridle at the palace-doors of German princes; queens of song and dance had followed him like sheep and paid his tailor's bills.
 
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