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get the show on the road

idiom
Meaning

To begin or launch; to get going.


Examples
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.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    bump in the road

    A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.

  2. 02

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  3. 03

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

  4. 04

    dog and pony show

    Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate, while lacking real substance.

  5. 05

    don't get someone started

    Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

  6. 06

    down the road, not across the street

    Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

  7. 07

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  8. 08

    frog

    [Cockney slang]road

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