"merry dance" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 耍得團團轉
• 使某人忙得不可開交

Definition

讓某人因你的戲弄而感到困惑或忙碌，常指故意讓某人難堪或疲於奔命。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是英式英語的慣用語，通常指故意耍弄某人或讓其困擾，常見說法為 'lead someone a merry dance'。與跳舞無關。

Examples

She led him a merry dance all afternoon.

她害他一个下午都被**耍得團團轉**。

The kids played a merry dance on their babysitter.

孩子們讓保姆**忙得團團轉**。

He gave me a merry dance trying to find the truth.

他為了讓我找到真相，讓我**忙得團團轉**。

She really led us a merry dance before finally telling the secret.

她把我們**耍得團團轉**才終於說出秘密。

Don’t let him lead you on a merry dance with those stories.

別讓他用那些故事把你**耍得團團轉**。

I got the runaround at the office—it was a real merry dance.

在辦公室我被**耍得團團轉**，真是一場鬧劇。