Idiom
cut a rug
Meaning
To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They love to cut a rug at the weekend.”
“When the band started playing swing music, the couple hit the floor to cut a rug.”
“Despite his advanced age, he still possessed the energy to cut a rug whenever the jazz band played his favorite upbeat tunes.”
Examples
simple
“They love to cut a rug at the weekend.”
contextual
“When the band started playing swing music, the couple hit the floor to cut a rug.”
complex
“Despite his advanced age, he still possessed the energy to cut a rug whenever the jazz band played his favorite upbeat tunes.”
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