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单词 song and dance
释义

song and dance

noun

1
: a theatrical performance (such as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing
2
: a long and often familiar statement or explanation that is usually not true or pertinent

Synonyms

  • bafflegab
  • double-talk
  • gibberish
  • gobbledygook
  • gobbledegook
  • rigmarole
  • rigamarole
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Example Sentences

instead of simply denying our request, the mayor's representative gave us a song and dance about legal issues and municipal liability
Recent Examples on the Web The show’s best moments are the song and dance scenes, and the powerful moments when the characters dramatize their journeys to America with poetically set to movement by Alexandra Beller. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Based on author Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography about the American revolutionary titled Alexander Hamilton, the music brought to life through song and dance a vibrant history of one of the country’s ‘Founding Fathers’. Amy Leona Havin | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Dating back to the 1780s, enslaved Africans would commemorate their hard labor with song and dance when the sugar cane harvest ended. Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022 The film kicks off before the move west, with a song and dance through Manhattan as Evan sings about the angst of being 13. Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Many artists will present their own work in the form of paintings, song and dance at the festival, according to the release. Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2022 Based on author Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography about the American revolutionary titled Alexander Hamilton, the music brought to life through song and dance a vibrant history of one of the country’s ‘Founding Fathers’. oregonlive, 28 July 2022 Arriani, from Milwaukee, also loved to post song and dance videos on TikTok, the suit says. Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 His preparation for Elvis required song and dance training, but Butler specifically relished the opportunity to get to know more about Presley the person vs. the star. Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

song and dance

noun

as in rhetoric
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions instead of simply denying our request, the mayor's representative gave us a song and dance about legal issues and municipal liability

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rhetoric
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  • hot air
  • double-talk
  • psychobabble
  • legalese
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