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Liveintokyo Posted 18 years ago
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dog and pony show?
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I found the following senescence at Yahoo! news today.
> Assuming the IOC is committed to a real investigation and not some dog and pony show, the revelation that the Chinese government covered up the ages of...
I understood the whole meaning, but I have not seen a phrase, "dog and pony show". I think that means "an easy game" or something, but not sure. I wonder whether you would tell me what that exactly means.
Thank you very much.
I found the following senescence at Yahoo! news today.
> Assuming the IOC is committed to a real investigation and not some dog and pony show, the revelation that the Chinese government covered up the ages of...
I understood the whole meaning, but I have not seen a phrase, "dog and pony show". I think that means "an easy game" or something, but not sure. I wonder whether you would tell me what that exactly means.
Thank you very much.
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From the New Oxford American Dictionary:
"an elaborate display or presentation, especially as part of a promotional campaign."
"an elaborate display or presentation, especially as part of a promotional campaign."
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