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show something's true colors — show (someone s/something s) true colors to let others see what someone or something is really like. Hal s wife showed her true colors by getting a second job when he lost his. Workers felt the company revealed its true colors during the crisis … New idioms dictionary
show something off — DISPLAY, show to advantage, exhibit, demonstrate, parade, draw attention to, flaunt. → show … Useful english dictionary
show something forth — archaic exhibit something. → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
show something off — display something that is a source of pride. → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
show something off — Syn: display, show to advantage, exhibit, demonstrate, parade, draw attention to, flaunt … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
show something forth — archaic exhibit the heavens show forth the glory of God … Useful english dictionary
show something up — Syn: expose, reveal, make obvious, highlight, emphasize, draw attention to … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
go to show something — go to show (something) if an event or situation goes to show something, it proves that it is true. There are more women in parliament now than ever before. It just goes to show that things are changing. (never in continuous tenses; usually +… … New idioms dictionary
show — show1 [ ʃou ] (past tense showed; past participle shown [ ʃoun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 prove something is true ▸ 2 give information ▸ 3 behave in particular way ▸ 4 let someone see something ▸ 5 give instructions, etc. ▸ 6 lead someone somewhere ▸ 7 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
show — show1 W1S1 [ʃəu US ʃou] v past tense showed past participle shown [ʃəun US ʃoun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody see)¦ 2¦(prove something)¦ 3¦(feelings/attitudes/qualities)¦ 4¦(explain with actions)¦ 5¦(picture/map etc)¦ 6¦(guide somebody)¦ 7¦(point at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
