Meaning: If you make a song and dance about something, you make
a big deal out of, or a fuss over, something that isn't very important.
For example:
·
Why
are people making such a song and dance about the fact that the health minister
used to smoke cigarettes? You'd think he'd worshipped the devil from the way
they're carrying on about it!
·
Carol
thinks people should be angry about the injustices in the world, but instead
they make a song and dance about things like the high price of bananas.
Variety: This
idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties
of English too.
Quick Quiz:
The staff in our company are making a song and dance about
a. how bored their receptionist seems
b.
how short the new security guard is
c. how bad the coffee in the canteen is
englishclub.com picture source: http://kooni14.blogspot.com/2010/11/yes-im-scared.html |
No comments:
Post a Comment