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Ask for help > Hey friends, Help: What does do a dance mean?
Hey friends, Help: What does do a dance mean?
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mari_18cf
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Hey friends, Help: What does do a dance mean?
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Is the collocation correct for the literal meaning? (do) Is there a figurative meaning? Thanks in advance.
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20 Jan 2015
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cunliffe
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Yes, it �s fine. She danced, or she did a little dance. It �s not a serious dance, as in �she danced in a competition �. More like she had some good news and she did a dance around the room. |
20 Jan 2015
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mari_18cf
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thanks. And is there a figurative way for this sentence? |
20 Jan 2015
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Apodo
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There is to lead a merry dance / lead on a merry dance - Cause someone a great deal of trouble or worry Make a song and dance about something - Make a fuss about. (We use make in this idiom, but do is the correct collocation) |
21 Jan 2015
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nasreddine Sarsar
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Do a dance, perform a dance, have a dance, or to dance In her delight she got up and did a little dance. May I have the next dance? I feel like having a dance. The pigeons are performing their mating dance. I hope the examples above will clear out any confusion over the word dance. |
21 Jan 2015
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mari_18cf
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thanks. And is there a figurative way for this sentence? |
21 Jan 2015
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