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there's no business like show business

there's no business like show business proverb: the domain of the entertainment industry is more dazzling and exciting than any other business.

Proverb

there's no business like show business

  1. (literally) The domain of the entertainment industry is more dazzling and exciting than any other business.
  2. (figuratively) One must keep going in life or continue in one's endeavors despite their many challenges.

Questions about there's no business like show business

What does there's no business like show business mean?
There's no business like show business means the domain of the entertainment industry is more dazzling and exciting than any other business.
What part of speech is there's no business like show business?
There's no business like show business is a proverb.

Words near there's no business like show business in the dictionary

  1. there's more than one way to peel an orange
  2. there's more than one way to skin a cat
  3. there's more where that came from
  4. there's no "there" there
  5. there's no accounting for taste
  6. there's no business like show business
  7. there's no fool like an old fool
  8. there's no I in team
  9. there's no place like home
  10. there's no point crying over spilt milk
  11. there's no shame in my game

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