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let's get this circus on the road

let's get this circus on the road phrase: let's start; let's begin (a journey, undertaking, etc.).

Phrase

let's get this circus on the road

  1. (idiomatic) Let's start; let's begin (a journey, undertaking, etc.).
    • "Then he'd take a quick look at the script and say, 'Let's get this circus on the road.' The cameras would turn."1982, Norm Goldstein, Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes, page 57
    • The keys were in the ignition. "Come on," Jargodin said. "Let's get this circus on the road. I'll follow you."1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 232

Questions about let's get this circus on the road

What does let's get this circus on the road mean?
Let's get this circus on the road means let's start; let's begin (a journey, undertaking, etc.).
What part of speech is let's get this circus on the road?
Let's get this circus on the road is a phrase.

Words near let's get this circus on the road in the dictionary

  1. let's
  2. let's be having you
  3. let's dance
  4. let's face it
  5. let's get the party started
  6. let's get this circus on the road
  7. let's get this party started
  8. let's go
  9. let's go Brandon
  10. let's go, Brandon
  11. let's have it

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