a song and dance (about something)informal a) British EnglishBrECOMPLAIN if you make a song and dance about something, you behave as if it was worse, more important, more difficult etc than it really is (对某事)小题大做 Suzy was there, making a song and dance about her aching feet. 苏济在那里大呼小叫地说脚疼。
b) American EnglishAmEREASON an explanation or excuse that is too long and complicated 冗长的解释;长而复杂的借口 She gave us a long song and dance about why she was late. 她向我们长篇大论地解释她为什么迟到。
→ swansongmaking a song and dance• But to the children of Gloucestershire, it's just making a song and dance about having fun.
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