Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun song_and_dance

2 senses of song and dance

Sense 1
song and dance -- (theatrical performance combining singing and dancing)
       => performance, public presentation -- (a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity")

Sense 2
fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance -- (an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse)
       => fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle -- (a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?")