grands 成语

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grandstand

v., slang, informal To show off, to perform histrionics needlessly. Stop grandstanding and get down to honest work!

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grandstander

n., slang, informal A showoff, a person who likes to engage in histrionics. Many people think that Evel Knievel is a grandstander.

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grandstand play, make a

grandstand play, make a
Show off, act ostentatiously, as in His colleagues were annoyed with Tom for constantly making a grandstand play at sales conferences. This expression was first used for a baseball play made to impress the crowd in the grandstand (the section of high-priced seats at ballparks). [Second half of 1800s] For a synonym, see play to the gallery.