tap-dance like mad



tap-dance like mad

Sl. to appear busy continuously; to have to move fast or talk cleverly to distract someone. When things get tough, the whole Congress tap-dances like mad. Any public official knows how to tap-dance like mad when the press gets too nosy.
See also: like, mad

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maia (1)MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Zhen-Chinese
Mathiasmah-TEE-ahs (German)French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Bittor-Basque
Ayameah-yah-meJapanese
Aubin['ɔ:bin]