| 单词 | to get the show on the road |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get (also put) the show on the road b. colloquial (originally U.S.). to get (also put) the show on the road and variants: to begin a planned activity, esp. after a delay; to get started, to get going. Frequently in let's get this show on the road. Cf. to keep the show on the road at Phrases 2e. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 1941 Daily Texan (Univ. Texas, Austin) 10 Apr. Let's put the show on the road, sugarpuss; we're going to a rat race. 1944 E. Liverpool (Ohio) Rev. 1 Apr. 4/5 He picked up his microphone and roared his unique battle cry: ‘Let's get the show on the road boys, turn 'em loose and let 'em graze!’ 1973 M. Russell Double Hit ix. 67 Now we can start to make plans... There's no harm in getting the show on the road. 1988 M. Brooks Paradise Café & Other Stories 107 Just when I think we're never going to get this show on the road, she rings up the bill. 2013 Swindon Advertiser (Nexis) 13 Oct. And here are the players after a truly mammoth delay. Let's get this show on the road. < as lemmas |
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