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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Patients die, babies are born, and life goes on for some. Kayti Burt, Time, 19 May 2025 Things, of course, don’t go as planned, but life goes on. Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 The film’s plot reads: Something bad happened to Agnes (Eva Victor), but life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025 Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on … THURSDAY Fab weekend: The annual Beatles on the Beach tribute in Delray Beach takes place Thursday through Sunday, with headline events on Old School Square and plenty of parties, brunches, celebrity meet-and-greets and side gigs elsewhere around downtown. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life goes on

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“Life goes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20goes%20on. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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