the show must go on
Meanings
phrase
- Regardless of what happens, whatever show has been planned still has to be staged for the waiting patrons.
- One must finish what one has started; things must continue no matter what.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Originated in the 19th-century circus industry.
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