keep the show on the road

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tobe abletoproceedwith aplanorproject, oftenin the face ofdifficultcircumstances.2021January 12, Robert Kitson, “Is it morally right for rugby to host the Six Nations in a pandemic?”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:So what next? For now, at least, the prevailing wisdom in Europe is that people need something to divert them from the ongoing nightmares elsewhere.[…]Best, some insist, tokeep the show on the roadand then duck and dive in the event of further Covid-19 issues.2021January 22, Joe Brennan, “Has Eddie O’Connor underestimated the value of his €1bn baby?”, inThe Irish Times‎[2]:This forced the company to focus on developing advanced projects on its books. And fast. All too often, it ended up selling out at an early stage just to get money in tokeep the show on the road.

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