English Explanatory Dictionary

up goes the donkey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The performance begins.

Word forms

up goes the donkey

Etymology

Said to have originated from a travelling showman whose finale involved the hoisting of a donkey on a pole or ladder.

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