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dog-and-pony show

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An elaborate presentation orchestrated to gain approval, as for a policy or product.

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  • noun Alternative form of dog and pony show.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the razzle-dazzle of trained animal acts at circuses.]

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