救場如救火
jiù​chǎng​rú​jiù​huǒ

the show must go on

  • created sense approved 救场如救火/救場如救火 · jiù​chǎng​rú​jiù​huǒ · the show must go on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    救场如救火 / 救場如救火

    jiù​chǎng​rú​jiù​huǒ

    the show must go on

    (idiom) helping out in an emergency is as urgent as putting out a fire; often used in the context of filling in for a missing performer or dealing with a crisis

    救场 (literal) → 救场/救場 · jiù​chǎng · to save the show 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 救火 (literal) → 救火 · jiù​huǒ · to fight a fire

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    created sense