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show someone or something off

to display someone or something so that the best features are apparent. Bill drove around all afternoon showing his new car off. Mrs. Williams was showing off her baby to the neighbors.

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show off

to do things in a way that is meant to attract attention. Please stop showing off! You embarrass me. John is always showing off to his girlfriend.

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show off

to do something to attract attention to yourself He shows off all the time, and you wonder if he's ever just a regular, real person.

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show off something also show something off

to cause something to be seen and admired The ballet music gives the Kirov's male dancers a chance to show off their astonishing leaps. She was wearing a deep-purple dress that showed off her slim figure. Oscar was so proud of the car that he couldn't wait to get to school to show it off.

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Oh, yes, we may sit here and look at them, and they may show off to us there to their fill; but even while they pretend to be lost in their fairytale they're steeped in their vision of the dead restored. Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context I wrote it thinking it would sound very witty; but now that I have seen myself that I only wanted to show off in a despicable way--I will not scratch it out on purpose Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context He was just enough civilized to show off his outlandishness in the strangest possible manner. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context			shoulder to shoulder shouldn't shouldn't happen to a dog shout shout about shout down shout from the rooftops shove shove around shove down throat Shove up your arse! shove way show show a clean pair of heels Show a leg! show and tell show around show colors show face show good faith show hand show in true colours show into somewhere show mettle show of hands show off show signs of show stuff show teeth show the door show the ropes show the way show to a seat show to good advantage show true colors show up show up as show what are made of show who's boss shower shower with shrift shrink shrinking violet shroud shroud in Shrouds have no pockets shrug shrug off shrug shoulders shuck			Show Me State Show Me State Show Me State Show Me The Funny Show Me The Goods Show Me the Money Show Me the Way Foundation Show Me the Way to Go Home Show Me What You Got Show Me Where It Says I Can't do That Show Me Your Cingular Show Me Your Code Show Me Your Moves Show Me Your News show mercy show mettle show mien Show No Fear Show No Mercy Show No Mercy show no pity show no respect Show of force Show of force Show of Force XR Show of Gas Show of Hands Show of Hands Show of Oil show off show one to seat show oneself show opinion publicly show opposition show out show phases show pity show place show ponies show pony show preference show prejudice show promise show proof show rafter Show reel Show reel show regard for show regret for show relation show reluctance show resemblance show respect show room show room show round show round show round show round

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