go on the stage
Definition
› to become an actor: At the age of ten, he decided that he wanted to go on the stage.Acting, rehearsing and performing
(Definition of go on the stage from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act sth out phrasal verb
- act verb (PERFORM)
- acting noun
- amateur dramatics noun
- enact verb (PERFORM)
- entrance noun
- greasepaint noun
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- mimetic adjective
- overact verb
- prompt noun (ACTOR'S HELP)
- re-enact verb
- re-enactment noun
- rest verb (STOP)
- stage fright noun
- stage noun (THEATRE)
- stage-struck adjective
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