get the/this show on the road
informalDefinition
› to begin an activity that has been planned: Come on, let's get this show on the road or we'll be late.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of get the/this show on the road from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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get through phrasal verb
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get through sth phrasal verb (EXAM)
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- arrive verb (BEGIN)
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