life goes on

phrase

Saying used to encourage someone to keep moving despite hardship

“It might've been one hell of a week, but hey, life goes on. You gotta get back up each time it throws you down.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Saying used to encourage someone to keep moving despite hardship

    It might've been one hell of a week, but hey, life goes on. You gotta get back up each time it throws you down.

    1 more example

    Oh yeah, life goes on / Long after the thrill of livin' it's gone

    1982, John Melloncamp, “Jack & Diane”, in American Fool

Origin

From the idea that the world continues despite all the setbacks, the world doesn't stop for one person.

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APA

life goes on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20goes%20on

MLA

“life goes on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20goes%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life goes on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20goes%20on.

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