dog and pony show
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I asked a few questions about the project, but all I got was a dog and pony show.
Другие идиомы:
- tail wagging the dog
- go to the dogs
- let sleeping dogs lie
- call the dogs off
- put on the dog
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- as clean as a hound's tooth
- dog-eat-dog
- every dog has his day
- dog in the manger
- lead a dog's life
- in the doghouse
- top dog
- rain cats and dogs
- as crooked as a dog's hind leg