life goes on
idiom
: the activities of life continue
Despite the political upheaval, for most people life goes on as usual.
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But life goes on … for everyone around her, at least.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Salles understands that showing the ways in which life goes on in the face of such evil — or at least attempts to go on — offers a valuable truth into human nature.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Of course, life goes on and minor subplots in one's life take long intermissions before reappearing in a much later chapter.
—John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Salles understands that showing the ways in which life goes on in the face of such evil — or at least attempts to go on — offers a valuable truth into human nature.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Of course, life goes on and minor subplots in one's life take long intermissions before reappearing in a much later chapter.
—John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Life goes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20goes%20on. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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