He had to tap dance to keep his boss happy.
tap dance
idiomAny act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.
The politician had to tap dance around the difficult questions to avoid upsetting his donors.
Faced with an angry board of directors, the executive began a desperate tap dance to justify the company's recent financial failures.
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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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double tap
A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.
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fan dance
The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.
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kick and Prance
[Cockney slang]dance