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11show off — index expose, flaunt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12show off — [v] flaunt; brag advertise, boast, brandish, demonstrate, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash*, hand a line*, make a spectacle of, parade, spread out, swagger, trot out*; concepts 49,261 Ant. be modest, cower, shy away …
13show-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who boastfully displays their abilities or accomplishments …
14show off — verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (Freq. 4) he showed off his new sports car • Syn: ↑flaunt, ↑flash, ↑ostentate, ↑swank • Derivationally related forms: ↑ostentation …
15show off — 1) PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is showing off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own. [V P] All right, there s no need to show off... [V P]… …
16show off — phrasal verb Word forms show off : present tense I/you/we/they show off he/she/it shows off present participle showing off past tense showed off past participle shown off 1) [intransitive] showing disapproval to behave in a way that is intended… …
17show off — 1. verb a) To exhibit the best attributes of something Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front. b) To attract attention to or demonstrate a skill, talent or property fo …
18show\ off — v. phr. 1. To put out nicely for people to see; display; exhibit. The Science Fair gave Julia a chance to show off her shell collection. The girls couldn t wait to show off their fine needlework to our visitors. 2. informal To try to attract… …
19show off — informal 1) he likes to show off when we have company Syn: behave affectedly, put on airs, put on an act, swagger around, swank, strut, strike an attitude, posture; draw attention to oneself; informal cop an attitude 2) that dress really shows… …
20show-off — noun (C) informal someone who always tries to show how clever or skilled they are so that other people will admire them: Don t be such a show off! …
