tear up the dance floor
To engage vigorously in dancing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They love to tear up the dance floor at parties.”
“After the wedding ceremony ended, the bride and groom hit the music and began to tear up the dance floor.”
“Despite his usual reserved nature, he surprised everyone when he took to the stage to tear up the dance floor for the rest of the night.”
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crocodile tear
A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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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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floor it
To depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.
Last updated August 10, 2026