merry dance
A useless waste of time resulting from a deception.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The store sent me on a merry dance to find a refund.”
“The clerk sent me on a merry dance across the city, only to tell me the item was out of stock.”
“After the bureaucracy led him on a merry dance through countless departments, he realized they had no intention of ever approving his request.”
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dance attendance
To wait obsequiously (on or upon someone).
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dance of the seven veils
A striptease performance.
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dance on nothing
To be hanged.
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dance on someone's grave
To celebrate a person's death or downfall triumphantly.
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dance with the devil
To engage in risky and immoral behavior.
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fan dance
The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.
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go on one's merry way
To depart.
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kick and Prance
[Cockney slang]dance
Last updated August 10, 2026