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Complete the frustrated theater director's notes to their eccentric lead actor by choosing the correct fixed expressions.
"Far _________________________ to criticize your 'creative process,' but screaming at the prop guy is not method acting. You claim you absolutely need a live swan on stage to find your character's motivation; ____________________________, our meager theater budget only covers a rubber chicken. We open tomorrow night, and _________________________, the show must go on—even if it's poultry-based!"
The correct answers are be it from me, be that as it may, and come what may.
English preserves the present subjunctive (the base form of the verb) in several fixed, idiomatic expressions.
Far be it from me is a polite but often ironic way to say you shouldn't criticize someone, even though you are about to do just that!
Be that as it may means "even if that is true" or "nevertheless."
Come what may means "no matter what happens."
In all of these phrases, we use the base form of the verb (be, come) rather than the indicative forms (is, comes).