「a song and dance」怎么用？

Double Indemnity (1944)里有一句：「But you never fooled me with your song and dance. Not for a second.」

「a song and dance」出自哪部电影？

这一页最上面的片段出自电影 Double Indemnity (1944)。

小题大做的抱怨；无谓的吵闹；胡搅蛮缠

小题大做的抱怨；无谓的吵闹；胡搅蛮缠

口语 · 英式 · 贬义 · 美式 · 2 部电影说过

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a song and dance (about sth)贬义英式
小题大做的抱怨；无谓的吵闹；胡搅蛮缠
if you make a song and dance about sth, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary
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a song and dance (about sth)美式
冗长的解释；絮叨的托辞
a long explanation about sth, or excuse for sth

释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版

But you never fooled me with your song and dance. Not for a second.

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