the show must go on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Regardless of what happens, whatever show has been planned still has to be staged for the waiting patrons.
  2. One must finish what one has started; things must continue no matter what.

Pronunciation

En-au-the show must go on.ogg

Word forms

the show must go on

Etymology

Originated in the 19th-century circus industry.

Related words

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