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cut a rug (third-person singular simple present cuts a rug, present participle cutting a rug, simple past and past participle cut a rug)
- (idiomatic) To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.
1991 December 15, Ron Alexander, “A Step Back to Supper Clubs and Swing”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 September 2008:Young-generation patrons seem to be as fascinated watching the more mature dancers cut a rug.
2009, “Hey, Soul Sister”, in Save Me, San Francisco, performed by Train:The way you can cut a rug, watching you's the only drug I need.
2012, “Last Days of Disco”, performed by Saint Etienne:Let's dance / Cut a rug together / Looking at forever / It's the way that I want it to be
2017, “When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing”, in Lust for Life, performed by Lana Del Rey:Shake it up, throw your hands up and get loose / Cut a rug, lean into the fuckin' youth
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