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.
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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
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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
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“Life goes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20goes%20on. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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