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
Hyatt['haiət]
GordGORDEnglish
Wulfstan-Anglo-Saxon
Afonsoa-FAWN-saw (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
Fang-Chinese
Josh[dʒɔʃ]