Idioms

make a song and dance about something

This page is about the idiom make a song and dance about something

British English

Meaning

If you make a song and dance about something, you make a big deal out of, or a fuss over, something that isn't very important.

For example

  • Why are people making such a song and dance about the fact that the health minister used to smoke cigarettes? You'd think he'd worshipped the devil from the way they're carrying on about it!

  • Carol thinks people should be angry about the injustices in the world, but instead they make a song and dance about things like the high price of bananas.

Variety

This idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz

The staff in our company are making a song and dance about

a. how bored their receptionist seems

b. how short the new security guard is

c. how bad the coffee in the canteen is
a) how bored their receptionist seems b) how short the new security guard is c) how bad the coffee in the canteen is
make a song and dance about something

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Contributor: Matt Errey