get the show on the road
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get the show on the road
To promptly begin or get something started. Sorry for the delay, folks. I think we're ready to get the show on the road. It's about time they got the show on the road! Is everyone here finally? Then let's get the show on the road!
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get the show on the road
and get this show on the roadFig. to get (something) started. Let's get started! Get the show on the road! Get this show on the road. We don't have all day.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
get the show on the road
Start an undertaking; begin work. For example, After months of training, the astronauts were eager to get the show on the road. This synonym of get going alludes to a theatrical production going on tour. Also see get the ball rolling.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
get the show on the road
If you get the show on the road, you put a plan or idea into action. Come on, let's get this show on the road. People are getting tired of waiting. He checked his watch. `Shouldn't we get this show on the road, now that Rolfe's here?' Note: You can also say that you keep the show on the road, meaning that you make sure that a plan continues to operate successfully. It seems to be in everybody's interest to keep the show on the road.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
get (or keep) the show on the road
start (or keep going) an enterprise or organization. informal 1997 Spectator Much rarer…is the journalist who helps to keep the national show on the road.
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get the ˌshow on the ˈroad
(spoken) start an activity or a journey, especially one that needs a lot of organization: Right, everyone! Let’s get this show on the road!Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
get the show on the road
tv. to get (something) started. Let’s get started! Get the show on the road!
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get the show on the road
Slang To get started.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.