dog and pony show
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Either way, it's not like there's a Coggins test to get into this dog and pony show.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2023
“One of the hardest things was to say to the mine, ‘Hey, your dog and pony show isn’t lining up with what we’re seeing,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
“That first dog and pony show my company put on? I was down front.”
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022
Smollett told Fox News that he is innocent while entering the court, referring to the proceedings he was about to participate in as a "dog and pony show."
From Fox News ● Jul. 14, 2021
This was one dog and pony show I did not need to witness, no matter how good the seats.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
