egg dance

ɛɡ dæns

Definition

Definition of egg dance - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

diplomacy

Rare

situation requiring careful movement or diplomacy

Rare

Negotiating the contract was like an egg dance.

traditional game

Dated

game where you dance around eggs without breaking them

Dated

During Easter, we played the egg dance.

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Expressions with egg

Easter egg

chocolate or candy egg given at Easter

Children hunted for Easter eggs hidden in the garden..

egg on

encourage someone to do something risky

He egged on his friend to climb the tree.

bad egg

person with negative traits or behavior

He's known as the bad egg of the group.

good egg

friendly and trustworthy individual

Everyone likes Sarah; she's a good egg.

lay an egg

produce an egg from the body

The hen will lay an egg every day.

build a nest egg

save money for future use

They worked hard to build a nest egg for retirement.

Expressions with dance

money dance

wedding dance where guests pay to dance with bride or groom

During the money dance, guests lined up to dance with the bride.

dance card

schedule of appointments or engagements

My dance card is full this week with meetings.

Kabuki dance

traditional Japanese drama with singing and dancing

We watched a Kabuki dance performance in Tokyo.

dance to someone's rhythm

move in sync with another's music or beat

She danced to his rhythm at the concert.

dance the night away

dance continuously all night

They decided to dance the night away at the club.

dance to a different tune

change behavior or attitude in a noticeably new or unusual way

After the criticism, he began to dance to a different tune.

dance to a new tune

change usual opinion or way of acting in a clear new direction

After the scandal, the senator began to dance to a new tune.

for a song and a dance

adv.

do something for very little money or cost

He bought the car for a song and a dance.

hit the dance floor

start dancing in a lively way at a party or event

Let's hit the dance floor and show our moves!

dance around the issue

avoid discussing a problem directly

He tends to dance around the issue instead of giving a straight answer.

Examples of egg dance in a sentence

Managing the merger was an egg dance.
The egg dance requires careful footwork.
Children laughed while doing the egg dance.

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French:situation délicate, danse des œufs, ...
German:Eiertanz, ...
Italian:situazione che richiede estrema cautela, danza delle uova, ...
Spanish:situación delicada, danza del huevo, ...
Portuguese:situação delicada, jogo do ovo, ...
Chinese:走钢丝, 鸡蛋舞, ...
Japanese:卵の上を歩く, エッグダンス, ...
Arabic:مَوْقِف يَتَطَلَّب الحَذَر الشَّدِيد, رَقْصَةُ البَيْض, ...
Hebrew:מַצָּב עָדִין, רִיקּוּד הַבֵּיצִים, ...
Russian:хождение по тонкому льду, яичный танец, ...
Ukrainian:тонка гра, яєчний танець, ...
Hindi:अंडा नृत्य, अंडा खेल, ...
Bengali:ডিম নৃত্য, ডিম নাচ, ...
Catalan:ball d'ous, dansa dels ous, ...
Czech:balancování, tanec mezi vejci, ...
Danish:æg-dans, ægge-dans, ...
Dutch:eierdans, eierenspel, ...
Greek:χορός αυγών, χορός των αυγών, ...
Hungarian:kényes helyzet, tojások körültáncolásának játéka, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពដែលត្រូវប្រព្រឹត្តដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន និងការទូត, ល្បែងរាំជុំវិញពងដោយមិនឲ្យបែក, ...
Korean:달걀 춤, 계란 춤, ...
Persian:رقص تخم‌مرغ, ...
Polish:taniec na jajkach, taniec wokół jajek, ...
Portuguese (BR):situação delicada, dança dos ovos, ...
Romanian:dans pe ouă, dansul ouălor, ...
Swedish:äggdans, ägglek, ...
Thai:การเต้นรำบนไข่, เกมเต้นรำรอบไข่, ...
Turkish:yumurta dansı, ...
Vietnamese:đi trên vỏ trứng, trò nhảy trứng, ...

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