the show must go on

idiom

informal

—used to say that a performance, event, etc., must continue even though there are problems

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Despite the shock, the group were determined that the show must go on. —

Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024 There’s also that old line, better known from the stage, that the show must go on. —

Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers National Gallery (September 14, 2024 to January 19, 2025) Despite a recent drama at the National Gallery’s blockbuster Van Gogh exhibition, when activists threw soup at an iconic ‘Sunflowers’ painting, the show must go on. —

Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Maren Morris knows that sometimes, the show must go on. —

Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024 But the message from the Trump campaign, and indeed from Donald Trump himself, has been essentially that the show must go on. —

Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 July 2024 Zach Bryan knows the show must go on — even when a spider is involved. —

Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024 But being Broadway's big night, the show must go on! —

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 June 2023 The palace is keen to stress stability, so the show must go on. —

Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024

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