Meaning of trip the light fantastic | Babel Free

Definitions

To dance or to move rhythmically to musical accompaniment, especially in a graceful or nimble manner.

Examples

“"Swing Time:" Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers trip the light fantastic in this yarn about a dancer with a yen for gambling.”

“In the fairy tale by the Grimm brothers, they each wear out a pair of dancing shoes nightly, tripping the light fantastic in a magic forest.”

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