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.

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)