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show off |
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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. See also: show 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. See also: show 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. See also: show 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. See also: show How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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 He was just enough civilized to show off his outlandishness in the strangest possible manner. |
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