A dance card In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a dance card", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Ann Thu calendar 2021-07-03 12:07

Meaning of A dance card

A dance card noun

noun

An official list of appointments

Because my dance card is full for the next few days, you have to wait until next week if you want to discuss this problem with me in person.

Being a famous actor, his dance card is always full.

old-fashioned noun

A list of the partners with whom a woman intends to dance in a formal party or event. 

I want to add his name into my dance card for the next party.

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A religious holiday that is on a different date each year.

have (one's) plate full

Used to say that someone has a schedule or workload that is filled to capacity with obligations, tasks, or problems.

pencil in

1. To write something in pencil in order to modify or delete it afterwards.

2. To arrange or plan something for a tentative or temporary time or date.

3. To make a tentative appointment with someone.

Origin of A dance card

The using a card to list prospective partners of women at a formal dance dates back to the early 1800s. Although it has become old-fashioned, the expression still exists. In 2010 an online journal Gawker used the headline: “The Dance-Card Problem, College Girls Outnumber College Guys.”

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