get\ the\ show\ on\ the\ road

get\ the\ show\ on\ the\ road
v. phr. informal
To start a program; get work started.

It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road.

Compare: get the ball rolling

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • get the show on the road — mainly spoken phrase to begin a particular activity OK, the boat’s ready, so let’s get this show on the road. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: show * * * get (or keep) the show on the road …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the show on the road — {v. phr.}, {informal} To start a program; get work started. * /It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road./ Compare: GET THE BALL ROLLING …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get the show on the road — {v. phr.}, {informal} To start a program; get work started. * /It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the road./ Compare: GET THE BALL ROLLING …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get the show on the road — If you get the show on the road, you put a plan into operation or begin something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • get the show on the road — ► get the show on the road informal begin an undertaking or enterprise. Main Entry: ↑show …   English terms dictionary

  • get the show on the road — tv. to get (something) started. □ Let’s get started! Get the show on the road! □ Get the show on the road. We don’t have all day …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • get the show on the road —    If you manage to put a plan or idea into action, you get the show on the road.     OK, we ve got all we need, so let s get the show on the road …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get this show on the road — begin to do something, get down to business, get rolling    After a lot of talk about how to drill a well, the boss said, Let s get this show on the road …   English idioms

  • get this show on the road — verb To begin or launch; to get going. If were all in agreement about how to proceed, lets get this show on the road …   Wiktionary

  • get the show on the road — start working on something Let s get the show on the road and begin work for the day …   Idioms and examples

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