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song and dance en · NOUN

(countable, uncountable) A display of unnecessary excitement or activity.
(countable, uncountable) An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
- 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. 2011 December 2, Ariel Kaminer, “The Ethicist: Caveat Vendor”, in New York Times, retrieved 06 Apr 2015:
(countable, uncountable) An excessively complex set of instructions.
(countable, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see song, and, dance.

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songs and dances	Number=Plur		lexicographic