The Can Can ....

 Watch this video with the can can girls and read along with the text of the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZg9rMoXWA

As you probably already know, can is a verb that means ‘to be able to’ or ‘to have the possibility to.’ However, can has many other meanings. As a noun, a can is an aluminum container, especially one used for liquids, or the quantity held by one of them. In US English, it is also a big container for garbage. Informally, in US English, it either means ‘the toilet’ or ‘prison.’ As a verb, can means ‘to preserve food by putting it in a can.’ Informally, in US English, it means ‘to fire someone from a job’ or ‘to put an end to something.’

Example sentences

• Joanne bought a can of soda to drink with her lunch.
• Harry divided the can of soup into three portions.
• Carol took her trash out and put it in the garbage can.
• Luke hates it when his girlfriend walks into the bathroom while he's on the can.
• Wendy ended up in the can for her part in the robbery.
• In the autumn, I can tomatoes from my garden so that I'll have vegetables for the winter.
• The boss canned Neil for always being late to work.
• The kids were making too much noise, so their dad told them to can it.

Words often used with can

in the can (informal): finished. Example: “Everyone on the team was relieved to finally have the project in the can.”

In pop culture

You might have heard of the can-can, the famous music hall dance. There is a 1960 movie called Can-Can, about a Parisian nightclub where the dance is performed, and you can see the movie trailer here: