walk on stage and off again

walk on stage and off again

To have an extremely small role in a play. A: "I heard you got a part in a big Broadway play!" B: "Yeah, but it was pretty tiny. I basically just walked on stage and walked off again."
See also: again, and, off, on, stage, walk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

walk on stage and off again

Fig. to play a very small role where one goes on stage and quickly leaves again. It was a very small part. I walked on stage and right off again.
See also: again, and, off, on, stage, walk
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • close of play
  • play off
  • double play
  • play as
  • fair play to someone
  • state of play
  • the state of play
  • a slice of life
  • slice of life
  • play with (one)