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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.
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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

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