stage business
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage business
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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And he admitted these were both a problem, describing them as "early stage business issues".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Another part of his success was his ability to negotiate intricate stage business in an opera in which the action can become so complicated that almost nobody can follow it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Or, some sly stage business involving moving library shelves, which provides humor, artful havoc and, briefly, a visual correlative to instrumentals.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
But what does that bit of symbolically freighted stage business feel like if you’re Elton John?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2019
Sunday was given over to a thorough drill in the customary stage business of Siebel's part, and the memorable Monday night found the aspirant ready, but fearful and trembling.
From Famous Prima Donnas by Lewis Clinton Strang
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