bombo y platillo

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, [with] drum and cymbal.

Noun[edit]

bombo y platillo m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) fanfare (show of ceremony or celebration)
    Synonym: bombos y platillos
    annunciar a bombo y platillo
    to make a song and dance about, to announce with great fanfare
    (literally, “to announce to [the beat of] drum and cymbal”)
    • 2020 May 16, Rafa de Miguel, “Johnson confunde al Reino Unido con su estrategia contra el virus”, in El País[1]:
      Se publicita a bombo y platillo el ensayo de una aplicación de rastreo en los móviles en la Isla de Wight, y se deja de hablar del asunto a medida que se desinfla.
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Usage notes[edit]

  • Often preceded by anunciar a or a similar construction.

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