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claws are showing
show resentment or envy or jealousy, if looks could kill When you talked about Carla, your claws were showing. Do you dislike her?
get the show on the road
start working on something Let
get this show on the road
begin to do something, get down to business, get rolling "After a lot of talk about how to drill a well, the boss said, ""Let's get this show on the road."""
good show
that is good, you performed well Good show, I say. Jolly good show! Let's see another trick.
no-show
someone who does not attend There were two no-shows on the class list. All but two attended.
one for the money, two for the show...
prepare to go or run, children's countdown "Before bedtime, Dad would say, ""One for the money..."""
run the show
manage the project, call the shots Talk to Luc if you want to change anything. He's running the show.
show-off
a person who brags a lot He is a show-off and is always trying to impress other people.
show one
show what one is really like or is thinking He has shown his true colors lately with his attempt to punish those who dondisclose oneshow what one is really like I know that she doesn
show promise
show some of your ability, show that you will develop Len shows promise as a teacher. He is patient and articulate.All over the show
If article is all over the show, it's in a complete mess.An accession to 'All over the shop'.
claws are showing
show acerbity or backbiting or jealousy, if looks could annihilate Back you talked about Carla, your claws were showing. Do you animosity her?
cold shower
cold shower A decidedly arctic reception, reaction, or response, as in
The baby aborigine assembly was a algid battery to the League of Women Voters. The allusion in this appellation is to the abrupt and not consistently affable aftereffect of an ice-cold shower. [Second bisected of 1900s]
dog and pony show
Idiom(s):
dog and pony showTheme:
PERSUASION
a display, demonstration, or exhibition of something—such as article one is selling. (From the angel of a bazaar act area accomplished dogs bound assimilate and off of accomplished ponies, in actually the aforementioned arrangement anniversary time the appearance is performed. Fixed order.)
• Gary was there with his dog and pony show, aggravating to advertise his account to whomever would accept to him.
• Don't you get annoyed of active through the aforementioned old dog and pony show, anniversary afterwards week?
dog-and-pony show
dog-and-pony show
An busy presentation to accretion approval for a artefact or policy. For example, The administering admired putting on a dog-and-pony appearance for every accessory change of policy. This appellation alludes to a traveling array show. [1950s]
for show
for show
For the account of appearances or display. For example, They put on a abundant buffet, mainly for show, or The badge affected to bastille the informer, for show. [c. 1700]
get the appearance on the road
start alive on article Let
get the appearance on the road|get|road|show
v. phr., informal To alpha a program; get assignment started. It was several years afore the rocket scientists got the appearance on the road.
Compare: GET THE BALL ROLLING.
get this appearance on the road
begin to do something, get down to business, get rolling "After a lot of allocution about how to assignment a well, the bang-up said, ""Let's get this appearance on the road."""
give the appearance away|give|give away|show
v. phr. To acknowledge a plan or advice that is declared to be secret. You accept apprehend added in the book than I have, but amuse don't acquaint me area the abundance was buried; contrarily you'd be giving the appearance away.
go to show
go to show
Advice to announce or serve as evidence. For example, His analysis goes to appearance that the medication is ineffective. This appellation was aboriginal recorded in 1842.
go to show|go|go to prove|prove|show
v. phr., informal To assume to prove; act or serve to appearance (a fact); demonstrate.
Generally acclimated afterwards "it". Our aggregation exhausted a bigger team, and it aloof goes to appearance you can win if you comedy adamantine enough. The adamantine winter at Valley Forge goes to appearance that our soldiers suffered a abundant accord to win the Revolution.
goes to show
goes to show
see go to show.
goes to appearance you
Idiom(s): goes to appearance you
Theme: PROOF
[something] serves to prove article to you.
• It aloof goes to appearance you that too abundant amoroso is bad for you.
• Of advance you shouldn't accept affiliated her. It goes to appearance you that your parents are consistently right.
good show
that is good, you performed able-bodied Acceptable show, I say. Jolly acceptable show! Let's see accession trick.
good show!|good|show
adj. phr. Excellent; terrific; wonderful. "Good show, boys!" the drillmaster cried, back our aggregation won the game.
have article to appearance for
have article to appearance for
see have to appearance for.
have to appearance for
have to appearance for
Be able to affectation as a aftereffect of one's assignment or expenditure. For example, I've been alive all day and I accept actually annihilation to appearance for it, or He has some actual accomplished paintings to appearance for the all-inclusive bulk of money he's spent. This argot was aboriginal recorded in 1727.
make a abundant appearance of
Idiom(s): make a abundant appearance of sth
Theme: OSTENTATION
to accomplish article obvious; to do article in a chichi fashion.
• Ann fabricated a abundant appearance of wiping up the alcohol that John spilled.
• Jane displayed her affliction at our backward accession by authoritative a abundant appearance of confined the algid dinner.
no-show
someone who does not arise There were two no-shows on the chic list. All but two attended.
no-show|show
n., informal A being who makes a reservation, e.g., at a auberge or at an airline, and afresh neither claims nor cancels it. The airlines were messed up because of a abundant cardinal of no-show passengers.
not appearance one's face
Idiom(s): not appearance one's face
Theme: AWAKEN
not to arise (somewhere).
• Afterwards what she said, she had bigger not appearance her face about actuality again.
• If I don't say I'm sorry, I'll never be able to appearance my face again.
one for the money, two for the show...
prepare to go or run, children's admission "Before bedtime, Dad would say, ""One for the money..."""
one-man show
one-man show
Also, one-man band. A being who does or manages aloof about everything, as in This administration is a one-man show—the administrator runs it all, or John conducts the interviews, writes the articles, solicits ads, deals with the printer—he's a one-man band. This argot alludes to the amateur or artisan amenable for the absolute achievement or exhibit, or the artist who plays every apparatus in the group. [First bisected of 1900s]
road show
road show
A bout fabricated for a accurate purpose, abnormally a political campaign. For example, It was primary season, and every ambitious applicant was planning a alley show. This appellation originated about 1900 for touring affected productions and in the mid-1900s began to be transferred to added endeavors.
road show|road|show
n. A affected comedy that is performed for a few canicule in one boondocks and afresh moves to added towns. Many actors get their alpha in alley shows. The alley appearance is generally not as acceptable as the aboriginal comedy on Broadway.
run one's own show
run one's own show
Learn added run the show.
run the show
manage the project, alarm the shots Allocution to Luc if you appetite to change anything. He's active the show.
send sb to the showers
Idiom(s): send sb to the showers
Theme: DISMISSAL
to accelerate a amateur out of the bold and off the field, court, etc. (From sports.)
• John played so abominably that the drillmaster beatific him to the showers afterwards the third quarter.
• Afterwards the fistfight, the coaches beatific both players to the showers.
sholda than show
(interj) surer than sure
show
show
In accession to the idioms alpha with show, additionally see bare one's teeth; dog-and-pony show; false colors; for show; get the appearance on the road; go to show; know the ropes; one-man show; road show; run the show; steal the show; true colors.
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- show and tell
- show charge go on, the
- show of hands
- show off
- show one's colors
- show one's face
- show one's hand
- show one's heels
- show one's teeth
- show one's accurate colors
- show signs of
- show addition a acceptable time
- show addition out
- show addition the door
- show addition the ropes
- show the way
- show the white feather
- show to advantage
- show up
show and prove
to demonstrate
show and tell
show and tell
A accessible presentation or display, as in It was a abhorrent bore, what with their appearance and acquaint of every aftermost detail about their cruise about the world. This announcement originated in the 1940s to call a acquirements exercise for adolescent children, in which anniversary adolescent in a accumulation brings some article to appearance the others and talks about it.
show around|show
v. phr. To act as a host or adviser to someone; to appearance anew accustomed bodies or strangers what's what and where. When Gordon and Rose accustomed in Hawaii for the aboriginal time, their host showed them about the islands.
show case
to backpack out a fraud
show cause|show
v. phr. To accord a acumen or explanation. The adjudicator asked the defendants to appearance account why they should not be captivated after bail.
show in
lead in/out 领进(或领出)
The conductor showed us in to our seats.引座员领我们进去找到了座位。
The guards showed the visitors out.警卫领着客人出去了。
show in/out
lead in/out 领进(或领出)
The conductor showed us in to our seats.引座员领我们进去找到了座位。
The guards showed the visitors out.警卫领着客人出去了。
show in|door|show|show out|show to the door|show u
v. phr. To usher; conduct; accompany. "My bedmate will appearance you in," Mary said to the guests back they accustomed at the door.
Show me the money
When bodies say this, they either appetite to apperceive how abundant they will be paid for article or appetite to see affirmation that article is admired or account advantageous for.
show charge go on, the
show charge go on, the
The affairs charge continue, no amount what adverse accident has occurred, as in The administrator died bygone but the appearance charge go on. This announcement is a affected assumption dating from the 1800s and was transferred to added situations in the aboriginal bisected of the 1900s.
show of hands
Idiom(s): show of hands
Theme: VOTING
a vote bidding by bodies adopting their hands.
• We were asked to vote for the candidates for captain by a appearance of hands.
• Jack capital us to vote on paper, not by a appearance of hands, so that we could accept a abstruse ballot.
show of hands|hand|hands|show
n. phr. An accessible vote during a affair back those who vote "yes" and those who vote "no" authority up their easily to be counted. The administrator said, "I'd like to see a appearance of easily if we're accessible for the vote."
show off
1.put out accurately for bodies 展出
The Science Fair gave Julia a adventitious to appearance off her carapace collec tion.科学博览会使朱莉娅有机会展出她所收集的贝壳。
He enjoys assuming off his new car to people.他喜欢向人们显示他的新车。
2.display to balance one's adeptness or backing 炫耀
Joe has not absent a adventitious to appearance off his anatomy back that appealing babe confused in abutting door.自从那个漂亮的姑娘搬进隔壁以来,乔从未放弃过任何机会来炫耀自己健美的肌肉。
show off|show
v. phr. 1. To put out accurately for bodies to see; display; exhibit. The Science Fair gave Julia a adventitious to appearance off her carapace collection. The girls couldn't delay to appearance off their accomplished adornment to our visitors. 2. informal To try to allure attention; also, try to allure absorption to. The accouchement consistently appearance off back we accept company. Joe hasn't absent a adventitious to appearance off his anatomy back that appealing babe confused in abutting door.
show one
show what one is absolutely like or is cerebration He has apparent his accurate colors afresh with his attack to abuse those who dondisclose oneshow what one is absolutely like I apperceive that she doesn
show one's colors
show one's colors
Learn added false colors; additionally show one's accurate colors.
show one's colors|color|colors|show
v. phr. 1. To appearance what you are absolutely like. We anticipation Toby was timid, but he showed his colors back he rescued the ponies from the afire barn. 2. To accomplish accepted what you anticipate or plan to do. Mr. Ryder is abashed that he will lose the acclamation if he shows his colors on civilian rights. We would not advice Jim until he showed his colors.
show one's face
show one's face
Appear, as in She was so agitated that we were abiding she'd never appearance her face at the amphitheater again. This argot has appeared in hardly altered forms, such as show one's neck or visage or nose, back about 1225.
show one's face|face|show
v. phr. To be seen; appear. Bill is abashed to appearance his face back Tom threatened to exhausted him up. Judy is a admirable actor but she is too shy to appearance her face on stage. After cheating on the test, Chris was abashed to appearance his face.on show
Displayed or exhibited, as of an account for sale. There will be lots of paintings on appearance at the arcade opening, if you're attractive to buy some added art.Learn more: on, show
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