Everyone down the pub
"When historians write the last pages of their books, and the producers of history documentaries sit down to edit the final minutes of their programmes, there is often a strong urge to look to the future and emphasise the positive. That impulse is at its most acute when the subject of the book or documentary in question is British history.
The classic formulation is something along the lines of: Britain and her institutions are remarkably adaptable, the nation has survived two world wars and endured the loss of empire, we will surely cope with whatever the future has in store… roll credits, press send, everyone down the pub."
(The Guardian.)
Is "everyone down the pub" a sort of metaphor that I can't get or should the phrase be taken literally as it stands in the text?
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anonymous roll credits, press send, everyone down the pub. We are done here. We've said everything that needs to be said.
- anonymous roll credits, press send, everyone down the pub.
- We are done here.
- We've said everything that needs to be said.
- Roll the credits.
- ) Press the "Send" button.
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anonymousroll credits, press send, everyone down the pub.
We are done here. We've said everything that needs to be said.
Roll the credits. (Reference: The movie is finished.)
Press the "Send" button. (Reference: The email is finished.)
Let's all leave here and go down to the pub. (We don't need to stay here anymore. The job is done.)
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