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dog-and-pony show
n. (alternative form of dog and pony show English)
Usage examples of "dog-and-pony show".
Granted, she hadn't seen the mechanic do anythingbut after the demonstrations she'd gotten from the driver, she was willing to trust the meter, skip the dog-and-pony show, and just collect the warm body and go home.
Granted, she hadn't seen the mechanic do anything -- but after the demonstrations she'd gotten from the driver, she was willing to trust the meter, skip the dog-and-pony show, and just collect the warm body and go home.
I suppose now the other Companies are going to start calling us the dog-and-pony show, she thought with a sigh.