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Idiom idiom

get the show on the road


To begin or launch; to get going.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Let's get the show on the road before we are late.

CONTEXTUAL

Everyone is here, so we should get the show on the road and start the meeting.

COMPLEX

With the final preparations complete, the director signaled to the crew that it was time to get the show on the road.


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  4. 04

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  5. 05

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Last updated August 10, 2026