The show must go on

1. People are counting on us to do this, and we must not disappoint them.

This notion is supposed to be a fundamental principle of entertainers.

Idioms and Phrases

The proceedings must continue, no matter what unfortunate event has occurred, as in The chairman died yesterday but the show must go on. This expression is a theatrical credo dating from the 1800s and was transferred to other situations in the first half of the 1900s.

Example Sentences

The first rule of showbusiness is that the show must go on - no matter what.

From BBC

Another reads "the show must go on", which hopefully will be what her Wimbledon story will be doing in Sunday's fourth round.

From BBC

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton fractured two ribs in 2018 when his partner, Brandee Malto, landed on top of him - but vowed that "the show must go on".

From BBC

And now more than ever, the show must go on.

From Los Angeles Times

"My attitude has always been that unless I'm on a stretcher, the show must go on."

From BBC