merry dance | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Auselesswaste of timeresulting from adeception.The children led us on amerry dancewith their stories of strangers and shadows in the night.1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, inBaseball Joe on the School Nine:"That's what happened to me the last time you fired a high snowball. Peaches. That's why I didn't want you to try another while I'm around. You wait until I'm off the campus if you've got to indulge in high jinks. Come on now, fellows, since Peaches has promised to behave himself, let themerry dancego on. Have you tried a shot, Joe? Or you, Sister," and Teeter looked at the newcomers.2023March 5, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:Argentine defender Martinez, normally so reliable and combative, was taken apart, especially when Salah led him amerry danceto set up Gakpo to settle the game with Liverpool's third five minutes after half-time.

Examples:

EN: After a merry dance with the devils, the witches fly home at the first crow of the cock.
ES: Tras una divertida danza con los demonios, las brujas volaban a sus casas al primer canto del gallo.
EN: ♪ Then let the throng of joy advance ♪ ♪ With laughing song and merry dance ♪
ES: Y entonces dejad que la muchedumbre avance con canciones sonrientes y alegres danzas
EN: ♪ Then let the throng of joy advance ♪ ♪ With laughing song and merry dance ♪ ♪ With laughing song and merry dance ♪
ES: Y entonces dejad que la muchedumbre avance con canciones sonrientes y alegres danzas con canciones sonrientes y alegres danzas con canciones sonrientes
ES: Y entonces dejad que la muchedumbre avance con canciones sonrientes y alegres danzas con canciones sonrientes y alegres danzas con canciones sonrientes
EN: ♪ Laughing song, merry dance With laughing song and merry dance ♪
ES: Sonrientes canciones, alegres danzas Con sonrientes canciones y alegres danzas
ES: Sonrientes canciones, alegres danzas Con sonrientes canciones y alegres danzas
EN: It's a merry dance
ES: Africana, conga, faraon
ES: Ay, la conga, que sabrosita
EN: She led you a merry dance?
ES: ¿Ella le hizo andar mucho?
EN: You led us a merry dance, right up and down the country
ES: Menudo baile nos ha dado, país arriba y abajo.
EN: ♪ Leading a merry dance
ES: "Marcando el paso de un alegre baile
EN: - With laughing song and merry dance - With laughing song and merry dance
ES: Con una canción sonriente y una danza alegre Con una canción sonriente y una danza alegre
ES: Con una canción sonriente y una danza alegre Con una canción sonriente y una danza alegre
EN: With laughing song and merry dance With laughing song...
ES: Con una sonriente canción y una danza alegre Con una sonriente canción...
EN: I'm not surprised he's tired after the merry dance he's been leading us.
ES: No me sorprende que esté cansado después del alegre baile por el que nos ha estado llevando.
EN: –Yeah, very merry dance he's led us, yeah.
ES: - Sí, un baile muy alegre por el que nos ha llevado, sí.
EN: With laughing song and merry dance
ES: Con risueña canción y animado baile
ES: Con risueña canción y animado baile
ES: Con risueña canción y animado baile
ES: Con risueña canción y animado baile
ES: Con risueña canción y animado baile
EN: My God, they've led you a merry dance.
ES: Mi Dios, ellos le han conducido a un baile benefico.
EN: When your heart does a merry dance... Why do you shackle your feet?
ES: Cuando tu corazón baila alegre ¿por qué encadenas tus pies?

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