SONG AND DANCE

Meaning of SONG AND DANCE in English

a story or statement, esp. an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.

[ 1870-75, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SONG AND DANCE — noun Date: 1870 a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing, a long and often familiar statement …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SONG AND DANCE — noun 1. : a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville act) combining singing and dancing 2. : a statement or explanation …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SONG AND DANCE — great fuss at a time which is unnecessary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SONG AND DANCE — Date: 1870 1. : a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing 2. : a long and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SONG AND DANCE — Function: noun Date: 1870 1 : a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing 2 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SONG AND DANCE — [song and dance] n (1872) 1: a theatrical performance (as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing 2: a long …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SONG AND DANCE — 1. A song and dance act is a performance in which a person or group of people sing and dance. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONG AND DANCE — 1. A ~ act is a performance in which a person or group of people sing and dance. N-UNCOUNT: usu …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SONG AND DANCE — Synonyms and related words : Broadway musical, Singspiel, act, afterpiece, ballad opera, ballet, ballet divertissement, bamboozlement, befooling, bit, bluffing, calculated …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SONG AND DANCE — {n.}, {informal} 1. Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with "give". * /I met Nancy today and she …
Slang English vocab
SONG AND DANCE — Function: noun Synonyms: SPIEL , ||line, pitch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SONG AND DANCE — noun Synonyms: spiel , ||line, pitch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SONG AND DANCE — See fuss noun sense 1. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SONG AND DANCE — Nance=homosexual (рифмованный сленг)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SONG AND DANCE — {n.}, {informal} 1. Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with "give". * /I met Nancy today and she …
Словарь английских идиом
SONG AND DANCE — excuses He gave me a song and dance about being busy but I never really believed him.
English Idioms vocab
SONG AND DANCE — typical answer, old routine, cliché "I was late because I had a flat tire." "Don't give me that old song …
English Idioms vocabulary
SONG AND DANCE — n. , informal 1. Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with "give". I met Nancy today and she …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SONG AND DANCE — пустословие, пустяки; пустые отговорки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SONG AND DANCE — _n. пустословие, пустяки; пустые отговорки
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SONG AND DANCE — пустословие, пустяки; пустые отговорки
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SONG AND DANCE — см. make a song and dance , cause a song and dance
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SONG AND DANCE — см. make a song and dance, cause a song and dance
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SONG AND DANCE — _n. пустословие, пустяки; пустые отговорки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SONG AND DANCE — n. пустословие, пустяки; пустые отговорки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SONG AND DANCE — n infml It's nothing to make a song and dance about — Это ничего особенного из себя не представляет There was a …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SONG AND DANCE — n infml It's nothing to make a song and dance about — Это ничего особенного из себя не представляет There …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SONG AND DANCE — song and dance n infml It's nothing to make a song and dance about Это ничего особенного из себя не …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SONG AND DANCE — It's nothing to make a song and dance about — Это ничего особенного из себя не представляет There was a …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SONG AND DANCE — пустословие, пустяки; пустые отговорки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SONG — I Short and usually simple piece of music for voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Folk songs traditional songs without …
Английский словарь Британика
DANCE — I Form of expression that uses bodily movements that are rhythmic, patterned (or sometimes improvised), and usually accompanied by music. …
Английский словарь Британика
DANCE — I. ˈdan(t)s, ˈdaa(ə)n-, ˈdain-, ˈdȧn- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English dauncen, from Old French dancier, perhaps from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SONG — ˈsȯŋ also ˈsäŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English song, sang, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SONG — — songlike , adj. /sawng, song/ , n. 1. a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, esp. one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANCE — — dancingly , adv. /dans, dahns/ , v. , danced, dancing , n. v.i. 1. to move one's feet or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANCE — v. move rhythmically to music (often following pre-composed steps and movements); skip or bounce about in a dance-like manner; participate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SONG — noun a trifle. 2. song ·noun poetical composition; poetry; verse. 3. song ·noun an object of derision; a laughingstock. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DANCE — vi a tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, ·etc. 2. dance ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
DANCE — [dance] vb danced ; danc.ing [ME dauncen, fr. OF dancier] vi (14c) 1: to engage in or perform a dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SONG — piece of music performed by a single voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Works for several voices are called duets, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DANCE — the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONG — song BrE AmE sɒŋ AmE sɔːŋ sɑːŋ ▷ songs sɒŋz AmE sɔːŋz sɑːŋz ▶ ˌ song and ˈ dance BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SONG — / sɒŋ; NAmE sɔːŋ/ noun 1. [ C ] a short piece of music with words that you sing : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DANCE — / dɑːns; NAmE dæns/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a series of movements and steps that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONG — song S1 W2 /sɒŋ $ sɒːŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sang ] 1 . MUSIC …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DANCE — I. dance 1 S2 W3 /dɑːns $ dæns/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] a special set of movements performed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SONG — n. 1 a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung. 2 singing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DANCE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. move about rhythmically alone or with a partner or in a set, usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SONG — n. 1 a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung. 2 singing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DANCE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move about rhythmically alone or with a partner or in a set, usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SONG — n.1 a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung. 2 singing or …
Oxford English vocab
DANCE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. move about rhythmically alone or with a partner or in a set, usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
SONG — ( songs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A song is words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DANCE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a love song/story ▪ a tragic love story a sad story/song/film ▪ He had listened …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DANCE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SONG — [noun] [C] - a usually short piece of music with words which are sungIn the street below a child was …
Cambridge English vocab
DANCE — [noun] [C]Shall we have a dance (= an act of dancing)?On Thursday night I've got my dance class.A dance can …
Cambridge English vocab
SONG — n. Song Huizong Song of the Nibelungs song play Song of Roland vessel of song Song Hong Song dynasty Su …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SONG — n. Short and usually simple piece of music for voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Folk songs traditional songs without …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DANCE — n. ballroom dance country dance dance notation dance of death skeleton dance folk dance Ghost Dance modern dance Morris dance …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DANCE — n. Form of expression that uses bodily movements that are rhythmic, patterned (or sometimes improvised), and usually accompanied by music. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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