Meaning of merry dance | Babel Free

Definitions

A useless waste of time resulting from a deception.

idiomatic

Examples

“The children led us on a merry dance⟳ with their stories of strangers and shadows in the night.”

“"That's what happened to me the last⟳ time you fired a high snowball. Peaches. That's why I didn't want⟳ you to try⟳ another while I'm around. You wait⟳ until I'm off the campus if you've got to indulge in high jinks. Come⟳ on now, fellows, since Peaches has promised to behave himself, let⟳ the merry dance⟳ go on. Have⟳ you tried a shot, Joe? Or you, Sister," and Teeter looked at the newcomers.”

“Argentine defender Martinez, normally so reliable and combative, was taken apart, especially when Salah led him a merry dance⟳ to set⟳ up Gakpo to settle⟳ the game with Liverpool's third five minutes after half-time.”

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