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Meaning of dance on nothing | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be hanged.

archaic, idiomatic

Examples

“Oh! Do hang him-we have waited Many a day for such a chance; Let the hempen cord be baited; See how gracefully he'll dance Dance on nothing! oh, how funny![…]”

“I would much rather be here, my lady, than dancing on nothing in the Hanging-wood, near Parkend”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

dance on someone's grave dance out dance the hempen jig dance the Tyburn jig dance to a different tune dance to a new tune