When you’re willing to dance to someone else鈥檚 tune, chances are you鈥檙e not actually enjoying that Spotify playlist your roommate made. Instead, you鈥檙e swaying to another person’s will because you’re obligated to (boss鈥檚 orders) or because your girlfriend will totally kill you if you bum out on date night again. Powers that be . . . .
This one isn’t referring to practicing聽the worm. The phrase聽horizontal dance聽actually refers to getting busy under the sheets. So, next time you say you don’t know how to dance on a date, think about your word choice a little more carefully.聽
The phrase聽out of step might refer to your dance partner鈥檚聽rhythm (Ouch! That was my foot.), but it can also describe when a group isn’t communicating efficiently, which can result in a lot of frustration and tension. You can be out of step in a relationship as well; this happens many times when a couple just isn’t clicking. May be time for a dance lesson?聽
To tap-dance like mad聽refers to distracting someone with quick and clever actions (like creating a distraction in the kitchen so that you can grab the remote before your girlfriend does). Or, when you casually walk by the last piece of chocolate from the leftover Halloween candy that you’ve been eyeing, while pointing outside so your kids don’t see you take it. Sly.
The phrase聽song and dance聽describes someone who’s exaggerating or using little white lies to get their point across. Let’s say you’re trying to get an extension on a paper for your Sociology class. You give your professor a whole聽song and dance about how your dog had to go to the vet after a freak accident with a fire hydrant, which prevented you from completing your paper on time.
But in reality, you completely forgot about the paper and watched Netflix instead. Your professor knows what’s up, you don’t sing that well.
Leading a dance听辞谤听lead聽on a merry dance are phrases that aren’t quite what they sound like. Of course, you can lead when dancing with a partner, but if someone says this expression at work, they鈥檙e referring to聽the act of misleading another person into believing something that isn鈥檛 necessarily true. And, this isn’t just with the little white lies from your聽song and dance聽above. This is deceitful and contriving stuff. Be careful: The dance you’re joining may seem more merry than it appears.聽聽
Sure, it actually takes two people to perform a tango. However, this phrase has very little to do with the Argentinian dance act. The expression聽two to tango is associated with a situation where at least two people are responsible for the results of an action.
Your dog peed in the house while you were at work . . . well, yes it’s your dog’s fault but also your’s because you forgot to walk him before you left. Had a massive breakup with your boyfriend? Well, you are both probably partly to blame . . . even if he is the聽worst!
As you might imagine, doing聽the cha cha means actually performing the Latin ballroom dance sensation. Off the dance floor, to do a cha cha can describe someone who’s a talented socialite that works smoothly with others. They can adapt quickly to changing situations and sweet talk with the best of them. This is someone you want on your dance team, for sure.聽
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