the show must go on

Examples

• All

• Well, I guess the show must go on.

  Rock the Kasbah (2015)

• But I understand the show must go on.

  Beaches (1988)

• But tonight, the show must go on.

  54 (1998)

• Well, the show must go on.

  Jackass Forever (2022)

• Winemaker Daniel Bulliat told Decanter.com that the show must go on.

  Blog text (4)

• They went on, rain or shine, noted the Free Press, "since the audience is protected even if it rains and the actors will follow the axiom of the theater that 'the show must go on.'

  Blog text (12)

• Despite the challenges they faced, the actors insisted that the show must go on.

• When the lead singer fell ill, the band decided that the show must go on without him.

Synonyms

C

to carry on

vsthe show must go on

253 2.7

To continue doing something after an interruption or when it is difficult

is used to insist an event or activity must continue despite problems

H

to hold on

vsthe show must go on

173 3.3

To keep trying and not give up when things are hard

stresses continuation of an event despite problems rather than personal endurance

P

to press on

vsthe show must go on

26 3.9

To keep going with a task even when it is hard

is used to stress that an event must continue even when problems occur

K

to keep on pushing through

vsthe show must go on

• Informal

5.1

To continue to try hard even when things are difficult

demands that an event continues despite problems rather than personal effort

N

no rest for the weary

vsthe show must go on

8.2

Tired people must keep working or dealing with problems without a break

states that an event or activity must continue despite problems not just tiredness

U

until the wheels fall off

vsthe show must go on

• Informal

8.6

Continue doing something with energy until you can no longer

means continue despite problems but focuses on lasting until it ends or fails

U

until the last dog is hung

vsthe show must go on

• Informal

9.9

To keep supporting something until the very end, no matter how long it takes

shares continuing idea but stresses duty until the absolute end rather than immediate continuation

Antonyms

G

to give up

∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

C

cancellation

• Texting

63 1.9

Stopping something planned so it no longer happens

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology