Meaning of song and dance | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
   countable, uncountable
2. An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
   countable, uncountable
3. An excessively complex set of instructions.
   countable, uncountable
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“You could pick⟳ up the phone, call⟳ your vendors and give⟳ them a big song and dance⟳ about all the great things happening in your company.”

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