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getting the show on the road

getting the show on the road is the present participle and gerund of get the show on the road.

Meaning of get the show on the road

Verb

get the show on the road (third-person singular simple present gets the show on the road, present participle getting the show on the road, simple past got the show on the road, past participle (UK) got the show on the road or (US) gotten the show on the road)

  1. (idiomatic) To begin or launch; to get going.
    • If we're all in agreement about how to proceed, let's get the show on the road.

Questions about getting the show on the road

What is getting the show on the road the present participle and gerund of?
Getting the show on the road is the present participle and gerund of get the show on the road.

Words near getting the show on the road in the dictionary

  1. getting the picture
  2. getting the point
  3. getting the push
  4. getting the runaround
  5. getting the sack
  6. getting the show on the road
  7. getting the thumb
  8. getting the vapors
  9. getting the vapours
  10. getting the wall
  11. getting the wind up

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