song and dance

song and dance

n. pl. song and dances or songs and dances

1. A theatrical performance that combines singing and dancing.

2. Slang

a. An excessively elaborate effort to explain or justify.

b. An elaborate story or explanation intended to deceive or mislead.

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song and dance

n Informal

1. Brit a fuss, esp one that is unnecessary

2. US and Canadian a long or elaborate story or explanation, esp one that is evasive

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	song and dance - theatrical performance combining singing and dancing performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
	2.	song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

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song and dance

noun (Brit. informal) fuss, to-do, flap (informal), performance (informal), stir, pantomime (informal), commotion, ado, shindig (informal), kerfuffle (informal), hoo-ha, pother, shindy (informal) He used his money to help others - but he never made a song and dance about it.