| 单词 | show the way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto show the way Phrases P1. a. to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels) and variants: to flee, to run away from someone or something; (in later use also) to outrun or outpace a pursuer, a fellow competitor in a race, etc. Commonly with indirect object (sometimes with to). [Compare Middle French, French montrer les talons to flee (a1400).] ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > run away from of-runOE to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1370 to show (a person) the (or one's) backc1450 overrun1583 run1606 shuna1616 bail1775 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > run away or flee > get away > by superior speed to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1546 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > leave behind by superior speed outrunc1460 to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1595 to have (also get) the heels of1649 to throw out1682 distance1691 to throw off1695 lose1709 to gain ground of1719 to gain from1805 1370–2 in Medium Ævum (1985) 54 38 (MED) Now heo haþ schouuet me hire schon, & from me ys y-gon. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cli. 180 Suche as had their horses by them mounted and shewed their horses heles, and thenglysshmen after them in chase. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Iiiv Except her mayde shewe a fayre payre of heles. 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Hivv He showes them a faire pair of heeles, and away goeth he. 1595 R. Hasleton Strange & Wonderfull Things sig. Divv I.., shewing them a paire of heeles, tooke my way ouer the Mountaines. 1630 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime (new ed.) viii. 83 I shewed them a faire paire of heeles. 1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Marriage Belphegor in Wks. 526 He should..shew them a light pair of heels. 1705 J. S. City & Country Recreation ii. viii. 162 He disburthened them of their further Trouble and Charge, by showing them a fair Pair of Heels. 1797 Anecd. Most Remarkable Highwaymen 119 Jack..shewed him a fair pair of heels. Mr. Aspin..pursued him. 1827 Bell's Life in London 28 Jan. He made a clean bolt, and followed by Gas, they both shewed a clean pair of heels. 1832 Ladies' Museum Jan. 1/1 If I thought so I should leap the wall, swim the moat, and show a fair pair of heels to pursuers. 1864 Glasgow Herald 20 Jan. 6/2 The Ganges has as yet shown her heels to every vessel we have met on the same course. 1901 Times 15 July 5/1 Viljoen showed a clean pair of heels, it is believed in the direction of Sekukuni's country. 1982 R. D. Lawrence Voy. Stella (1991) ii. 35 The Stella showed a clean pair of heels as she aimed her sharp bows at a point between Clatsop Spit and Cape Disappointment. 2011 J. Dahlgren Sagaria 270 ‘Did anyone see what happened to them?’ ‘Last I saw..they were showing the worgs a clean pair of heels.’ b. †to show (a person) the (or one's) back: to flee, to run away from someone or something; (in later use also) to turn one's back. With indirect object or to. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > run away from of-runOE to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1370 to show (a person) the (or one's) backc1450 overrun1583 run1606 shuna1616 bail1775 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 928 (MED) Ph[ilip]..Braidis on his blonke toward þe burȝe & þaim þe bak shewis. 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos v. sig. D And now retyre they done, now shew theyr backs in signe of flight. 1605 R. F. tr. F. Dedekind Schoole of Slovenrie i. 3 If any man obiect to thee, that manners thou doost lacke, Bid him if he mislike that sight, be gone and shew his backe. 1684 C. Ness Spiritual Legacy 47 Symonide's shewing his Face, soon shewed his Back and was gone. 1715 J. Phillips Earl of Mar Marr'd i. i. 2 O' me Saul he'll feeght weel, and ne'er run awa, cause he'd be shaum'd tul show his Back. 1798 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. II. 171/2 Sich von einem hinweg wenden, to turn away from one, to shew him your Back. 1809 Ann. Reg. 1807 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 601/1 He had not received a wound, and boasted, till death, that he never showed his back to the enemy. 1908 McClure's Mag. Sept. 590/1 He showed his back to the tax-gatherers and trekked east to the very edge of the world. 1995 R. Philcox tr. M. Condé Crossing Mangrove 39 ‘Where have you been hanging around again?’ he growled. I showed him my back and went up to my room. P2. to show the way. a. To guide a person in a required direction, by leading or accompanying him or her, or by giving instructions (also occasionally to show the road); (more generally) to provide a person with guidance as to how to proceed. Commonly with double object as to show (a person) the way. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > outstrip others or take the lead to show the waya1382 to be well away1821 to take up the running1894 society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > guide, lead, or show one the way to show the waya1382 reduct1580 directa1616 inform1637 manuduct1641 pilot1649 set1678 airt1782 steer1859 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > ride horse in race [verb (transitive)] > keep pace with or overtake to show the waya1382 buttock1607 to run head and girth1796 shoot1868 to peg back1928 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xiii. 21 Þe lord forsoþ went beforn hem, to be schewed þe way [altered from to schew þe way] be day in þe pylere of a clowde: & be niȝt in a pyler of fyre. a1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Bodl. e Mus.) 3 (MED) I schal shew hym the weye redily..for I haue ful ofte sythis [read sythis ben] there..passed bothe on horse and on fote in good compaynye. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cii. f. cxvi/1 The spanysshe squyer entred firste in to the ryuer, & shewed them the way. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 703/1 I shewe him the way. 1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies f. 62 Caluin writeth, yt Luther taught the fyrst principles of true doctryn, and shewed the way. 1625 Deb. Oxf. in S. R. Gardiner Deb. House of Commons (1873) App. i. 140 Sir Robert Philips commended the platforme of Sir Nathaniel Rich, and sayd that wee were beholding unto him for shewing us the way. 1701 J. Flamsteed Let. 1 Mar. in Corr. (1997) II. 889 Cuenhouse has begun to Shew them the way. 1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. v. 285 ‘O never mind shewing me the way’..and..Lynmere sallied into the apartment. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting vi. 195 The captain..would send no one with us to show the road. 1869 M. Arnold Culture & Anarchy 192 So, too, one who wants to be a painter or a poet cannot help loving and admiring the great painters or poets who have gone before him and shown him the way. 1891 ‘J. S. Winter’ Lumley xii. 86 Show me the way upstairs. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 43/2 The Amymays fairly pumped confidence into their clients so that they might go on and on by themselves after being shown the way. 1994 Guardian 1 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 66/1 Wayside boulders daubed with red and white paint showed the way, leading us deeper into the garrigue. 2006 P. J. Nahin Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula vi. 306 We'll not have to write even a single equation; Fourier diagrams will be all we need to show us the way. b. Originally Horse Racing and Hunting. To take the lead; to be or remain in the lead. to show the way from: to draw away from, get ahead of (in a race). ΚΠ 1848 Satirist 9 Sept. 383/1 He [sc. a horse] will show the way from the start to the post of success. 1866 W. Leeke Hist. Lord Seaton's Regiment I. xiv. 237 I enquired who were the most forward riders, and some of my acquaintance pointed out two persons, one of them on a white horse, as those who would shew the way to the whole field. 1887 Daily News 1 Dec. 2/4 Merry Maiden, at a good pace, showed the way from Ballot Box and Great Paul. 1931 Times 30 June 7/5 Once in front, she continued to show the way in the close haul to the Bell Buoy. 1985 Irish Times 6 Sept. 2/5 With four furlongs still to travel Senor Ramos showed the way from Trapeze Artist. 2008 Racing Post (Nexis) 8 July 93 Ferrari seemed to be the quicker machine in the first five races of the season, but since then they have shown the way only in France. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > plead [verb (intransitive)] > plead as advocate pleadc1300 to show lawc1390 postule1517 proposea1533 postulate1566 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. viii. l. 53 He þat..spekeþ for þe pore..Coueiteþ not his goodes, Bote for vr lordes loue lawe for him scheweþ. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. ii. l. 134 Ledeth hire to londoun þere lawe is yshewed. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > [adverb] > to the sight to sighta1300 (for) to showc1400 at (also to) the view1486 to view1594 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2036 (MED) Þe gordel of þe grene silke..Vpon þat ryol red cloþe þat ryche watz to schewe. c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3279 (MED) The laste was a lityll man..His leskes laye all lene and latheliche to schewe. c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame (Fairf. 16) (1878) l. 1305 The castel yate..so fare yt was to shewe For hit was alle with gold behewe. 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. biiii Agane gais to ane garet glisnand to schaw. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 48v As any cristall clere þat clene was of hewe Shene for to shew & of shap noble. P5. to show one's mind: to reveal one's thought or intention; to express one's opinion or judgement. Also with forth. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > state or declare [verb (intransitive)] > one's opinion or position opena1382 to show one's mind1492 to speak one's mindc1500 to speak (also give) one's sense1646 position1647 to declare for1669 explain1709 to come out1836 to go on record1867 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's thoughts or feelings to open one's hearta1250 to break one's mind (heart)a1450 to show one's mind1492 to fish out the bottom of a person's stomach1537 to utter (the bottom of) one's stomach1537 to show one's true colours?1551 to come out1836 to open out1855 to come (out) in (also into) the open1861 disembosom1884 unbutton1956 to go public1957 1492 in 12th Rep. Hist. MSS Comm. App. Pt. IV: MSS Duke of Rutland (1888) I. 13 in Parl. Papers (C. 5614) LXIV. 1 To thentent that uppon convercacion we may shewe unto you our minde. 1508 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1847) II. 404 The said lord sal shaw him his mind theranent betwix this and Yule. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Eiiiv To shewe you my mynde I wolde haue the lesse fere. ?1566 J. Phillip Commodye Pacient & Meeke Grissill sig. B.ii Speake on my knightly knightes, eche one shewe forth your mind. 1611 Bible (King James) Lev. xxiv. 12 That the minde of the Lord might bee shewed them. View more context for this quotation 1699 T. Forrester Full Rev. Dr. Monro's Scripture-pleadings iii. 107 in Hierarchical Bishops Claim God was sought unto by Prayer to shew His Mind, as touching this Choice. 1779 G. H. Answer to Mr W. A. D's Let. 147 Here was certainly the proper time for the Emperor to shew his mind. 1895 Freemason's Chron. 1 June 238/2 I trust the whole scheme may be..referred back for further consideration, and full time given to the Colonies to show their mind upon it. 1950 Times 2 Sept. 7/2 The leaders of the T.U.C...have still to show their mind, and give a lead, in detail on matters which [etc.]. P6. to show signs of: to give visible or discernible evidence of; = sense 23a. Later also to show signs that in same sense.Early examples may not illustrate the fixed phrase. Cf. also senses 23a(c), 23b, and 26a(b). ΚΠ 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. f iij They shewe signes of penaunce outwardly. 1562 J. Shute tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks i. sig. I.iiiv They of the towne triumphed for the space of two dayes shewinge signes of great ioye in ringinge of belles making of bonefires shoting of artillerie and suche lyke. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 220 The Lion..lickt his hands, fauned with his tayle, held downe his head, and couched downe vppon ye ground, shewing signes of old acquaintance. 1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me sig. I Doos thy face shew signes of discontent Through any heauie want oppresseth thee? 1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Bucaniers Amer. iii. v. 46 They began to shew Signs of extream Joy, casting up their Hats into the Air, leaping for Mirth, and shouting. 1772 W. Hamilton in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 12 Strabo, Dio, Vitruvius, all agree, that Vesuvius, in their time, shewed signs of having formerly erupted. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Hist. Samuel Titmarsh x, in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 608/2 She did not make any [baby-linen]..for Mrs. Sam Titmarsh, who now shewed signs that such would be speedily necessary. 1880 Daily News 7 Dec. 5/4 The wound is already showing signs of healing. 1906 Amer. Mag. 63 139/1 Prodding him gently to further exertion when he showed signs of fatigue. 1997 P. A. Levine Waking Tiger iii. 35 As the bird begins to tremble, it will show signs that it is reorienting to its surroundings. 2013 V. Curtis Don't look, don't Touch i. 10 People of unusual appearance who showed signs of sickness or poor hygiene. ΚΠ 1554 J. Proctor Hist. Wyates Rebellion sig. G.viiiv One of them [sc. soldiers]..beganne to shewe hys game before all the cardes were full dealed: I meane to riffle and spoyle, whiche in dede was the determinate ende of theyr purpose, but the time was not yet come. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xxxi. 110 Their common game at cards..is Primera, at which the King never shows his game, but throws his cards with their faces down on the table. 1666 R. Head Eng. Rogue (new ed.) lvi. 32 I pretended I knew not what to do, shewed my game to the stranger that looked over my shoulder. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 92 The most usefull knowledge is the art to dissemble. He that shews his Game, runs the risque of losing it. ?1720 Game of Quadrille 61 He who shews his Game can from so doing reap no other Advantage than only shortening the Length of the Deal. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > pay [verb (intransitive)] > lay down money to show water1632 to post the cole1781 to come down with the money (dust, needful, etc.)1836 to lay (or put) it on the line1929 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 154 Lette hir flee with hir head into the wind, hauing first giuen shew to youre company that they be in a readinesse against the Hawke bee at a good gate, and to shewe water, and lay out the fowle. 1632 P. Massinger Maid of Honour i. i. sig. B1v Fulgen. If you have a suite, shew water, I am blinde else. Ador. A suite, yet of a nature, not to prove The quarrie that you hawke for. P9. to have (something) to show for (one's efforts, expenditure, etc.): to be able to exhibit as a result. Often in negative contexts. Also in similar phrases, as (with) nothing, etc., to show for ——. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > productivity [phrase] > have something to show for one's labour, etc. to have (something) to show for1593 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > furnish evidence [phrase] > give evidence of to have (something) to show for1593 1593 W. Burton Caueat for Suerties ii. 64 Now wordes are counted but wind: and men will aske, what haue you to shew for it? 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 4 Apr. 1/2 He has nothing to shew for his money but an Order of a Committee. 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera i. vii. 8 I have this Watch and other visible Marks of his Favour to show for it. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 6 Sept. (1939) 225 Here is a fine spot of work—a day diddled away, and nothing to show for it! 1847 Hogg's Weekly Instructor 11 Dec. 256/1 Not only are my butcher's, baker's, grocer's, and other bills augmented, but their number is increased by a doctor's bill, with nothing to show for it. 1928 V. Delmar Bad Girl i. xiii. 148 I ate everything I wanted and had a regular baby to show for it. 1976 J. R. L. Anderson Redundancy Pay i. 11 He had been earning quite a lot of money, but had nothing real to show for it... They spent his salary as it came in. 2005 M. M. Frisby Wifebeater iii. 20 I managed to blow almost twenty grand in less than a year with little to show for it. P10. show me —— and I'll show you —— and variants: any —— is invariably also, or is invariably associated with, ——. Commonly used to comment ironically on the true nature of the first person or thing mentioned.Earliest in the proverb show me a liar and I'll show you a thief [translating post-classical Latin ostende mihi mendacem, ego tibi ostendam furem (1525 in Erasmus's Lingua), itself apparently after the Middle Dutch proverb wijst my een loegener, ick wijse v en dief (1550 or earlier)] . ΚΠ 1609 J. Boys Expos. Princ. Script. 104 Lying is cosen germane to stealing: Da mihi mendacem, & ego ostendam tibi furem: If thou wilt shew me a liar, I will shew thee a theefe. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) 100 Schaw me the man and I sall schaw yow the law. 1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 96 Shew me a lyar (we use to say) and I'le shew you a Thief. So say I, shew me a drunkard, and I'le shew you a whore-master, a swearer, [etc.]. 1801 C. Dibdin Observ. Tour Eng. I. xxi. 180 The old Spanish proverb says, shew me two [printed too] servants, and I'll shew you two spies. 1836 W. N. Glascock Naval Service I. 29 ‘Shew me a confirmed and habitual swearer,’ said a celebrated Admiral, ‘and I'll shew you a bad officer.’ 1931 E. Ferber Amer. Beauty ii. 32 Show me scuffed leather and a pair of run-down heels below..and I'll show you a second-rate fellow. 1996 R. Drewe Drowner (1998) 15 Show me an outbreak of fever and I'll show you corpse-spoiled drinking water. 2015 L. Kramer Search for my Heart (2016) 217 You show me a sane scientist and I'll show you a scientist who will never discover shit. P11. to show (a person) the door and variants: to order or lead (a person) to leave the room or house; to turn out of doors; (figurative) to indicate that one no longer wishes to have dealings with (a person), to dismiss. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > expel > specific people from a place, position, or possession > forcibly or ignominiously eject1555 rumble1570 obtrude1595 to show (a person) the door1638 to kick downstairs1678 to kick out1697 drum1720 firk1823 to chuck out1869 bounce1877 boot1880 out-kick1883 turf1888 hoof1893 hound1922 1638 T. Heywood Wise-woman of Hogsdon ii. i sig. C3 Sir Har. Where's Taber? Taber. At hand, noble Master. Sir Har. Shew them the doore. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xxi. 148 I shall make bold to show you the door. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. v. 53 Don Rodrigo..showed the goddess of my devotions the outside of the door. 1866 W. Collins Armadale v. iii In your place, I should have shown him the door. 1951 F. Yerby Woman called Fancy vi. 125 He had no guarantee that his father or Agnes wouldn't show him the door. 1977 Time 22 Aug. 14/3 I am getting tired of all those press stories saying we are a Soviet satellite. After all, we are showing the Russians the door. 2015 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Jan. 29 The first time I met him, he spilled two pints over me so I showed him the door. P12. Nautical. to show canvas: to spread sail to the wind. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail to make saila1500 to make the tacklinga1500 to show canvas1773 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere I. ii. ii. 551 The gusts off the land were so violent that, not daring to show any canvas, we lay to under our bare poles. 1838 Naut. Mag. & Naval Chron. Dec. 795 A strong gale from the eastward, to which, there was no showing canvas. 1867 C. Burney Boy's Man. Seamanship & Gunnery (ed. 5) 8 12 [denotes] Hurricane..to which she [sc. a ship] could show no canvas. 1901 W. O. Stoddard Montanye iv. 28 The Montauk also was beginning to show canvas but did not appear to be in any hurry. 1949 E. Sandoz Squire of Ravensmark xx. 173 Gerald caught sight of three more galleys and six smaller ships, called caravels, showing canvas. 2004 J. Stockwin Quarterdeck (2005) vi. 167 We scuds afore the westerly, that's undoubted, until we can show canvas and come about. P13. a. to go to show: to tend to show; to indicate; to serve as evidence or proof that. In later use frequently also (colloquial) in it just (also all, only) goes to show (with the thing proved or demonstrated understood). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (intransitive)] > furnish proof argufy1751 to go to show1785 1785 Edinb. Mag. June 547/1 His answers went to show, that from conversations with Mess. Walker and Richardson..he had been led to think that [etc.]. 1797 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 139 The analogy of the human species goes to show, that female quadrupeds have not their susceptibility thus limited. 1821 Times 30 June He would take leave to mention another [case], which only went to show what was the idea that was entertained of it by foreigners themselves. 1889 Advent Rev. & Sabbath Herald (Battle Creek, Mich.) 16 July 450/3 Events..which go to show, with peculiar eloquence, to what extent the Romish policy has succeeded. 1910 R. W. Child Jim Hands xvii. 223 The rose weren't worth anything. It only goes to show, don't it! 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon 17 It does rather go to show, doesn't it, that there is something not quite right about the Wimseys. 1951 Life 5 Feb. 63/1 It all goes to show..that people are much smarter than anyone is willing to admit. 1969 ‘A. Gilbert’ Missing from Home viii. 134 ‘It just goes to show, doesn't it, you can't be too careful.’ ‘Yes,’ agreed Mr. Crook hollowly, ‘it just goes to show.’ 2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 100 As they walk he tells Carl how it just goes to show, everybody has a price, and often it's a lot less than you expect. b. In the shorter form it just (or only) shows (you), in same sense. ΚΠ 1922 Windsor Mag. Apr. 556/1 Well, you know, what I mean to say is, it just shows, doesn't it? 1926 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby ix. 209 It just shows you, don't it?.. Jimmy was bound to get ahead. 1937 M. Sharp Nutmeg Tree xiv. 182 ‘Do you care for Galsworthy?’ asked Julia... Sir William replied that he did. Which just showed. 1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited ii. i. 222 My wife's in a terrible way. She's an experienced sailor. Only shows, doesn't it. 1977 J. Bingham Marriage Bureau Murders xi. 140 I was a little worried about you..but..here you are safe and sound, well, well, it just shows! 2004 Sun (Nexis) 13 Dec. Their book..is prettily published this month by the very high-class, literary firm of Faber & Faber. Just shows you, eh? P14. to show one's age: (of a person) to display signs associated with ageing, esp. physical deterioration or (now often) outdated attitudes, recollections of the past, etc. Similarly (of a thing) to show its age. ΚΠ 1785 T. Holcroft tr. Comtesse de Genlis Tales Castle V. 232 How much the Queen shews her age to day; it is not possible to think her less than eight and thirty. 1828 N.-Y. Mirror 14 July 4/3 She began to show her age; but, with the assistance of dress and cosmetics, she was still a very fine woman. 1896 W. W. Glazier Ocean to Ocean on Horseback 31 The building is..plainly showing its age both in the exterior and the interior. 1905 Smart Set Apr. 130/2 I don't show my age very much. At the same time I don't care to be taken for..eighteen. 1998 D. Ormandy Conquering Computers ii. 23 Remember ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘Pac Man?’ or am I just showing my age? 2004 Time Out 25 Aug. 144/1 Half a century on, the piece is showing its age, with jauntily jokey songs about women and the working-class. P15. to show one's hand. a. To display the cards one is holding (when playing a game), typically by putting them down face upwards. ΚΠ 1803 C. Jones Hoyle's Games Improved (new ed.) 357 The party trade alternately, till one of them obtains the object aimed at, and thereby stops the Commerce; then all shew their hands, and the highest tricon, sequence, or point wins the pool. 1846 S. F. Smith Theatr. Apprenticeship 149 Let us show our hands for the money already down. 1906 Life 7 June 701/1 I..drew out three aces from my shoe and showed my hand. 2004 Loaded Mar. 166/1 This is when anyone who ain't folded has the option of showing their hand and taking the pot. b. figurative. To allow one's plans or intentions to be known. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's plans or resources to show one's cards1554 to show one's cards1567 to show one's hand1843 to put one's cards on the table1868 1843 ‘J. Pindarus’ New Candidate for President 3 I shall take but a bird's-eye view of the different duties devolving on a Chief Magistrate of the Union, but on all points show my hand sufficiently plain that all may know where to find me. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. iii. 63 Her intrepid lead had shown her hand to the colonel. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess xiii. 115 What are you driving at, Frank Muller? You don't show me your hand like this for nothing. 1937 A. Christie Death on Nile xiv. 157 ‘What about an immediate search of the whole boat?’ ‘That way we should show our hand.’ 1987 A. Miller Timebends (1988) vi. 411 Walter and the Committee were simply a little less sophisticated..and showed their hands when they need not have. 2013 G. Albin Altered xvi. 146 Enora had revealed her concern, showing her hand by giving me that digifile. P16. to show fight: to display pugnacity or readiness to fight. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > fight [verb (intransitive)] > display pugnacity to show fight1803 to show fight1803 1803 Lady's Mag. Oct. 513/1 The old knave went about to show fight..but a slice o' th' sconce quieted him in no time. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Game cock He is no longer able to stand, but..he will continue to show fight with his beak to the last remains of life. 1863 H. Kingsley Austin Elliot I. xv. 188 Until—something or another happens to make little Eleanor show fight. 1922 Photogr. Jrnl. Amer. Dec. 459 His [sc. the snake's] first instinct is to avoid mankind if possible; his second to show fight but only when forced to do so. 1977 B. C. Haines Bill Pickett, Bulldogger i. 25 If brushers showed fight or would not be driven out of their hiding places, the ranchers would issue a command to their trained bulldogs to go get 'em. 2009 New Yorker 7 Sept. 28/2 You have to be ready for combat, and you have to lead troops into a kind of rhetorical battle. And you've got to show fight. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] buskc1330 agraith1340 to make readya1382 arraya1387 providec1425 prepare1517 addressa1522 apparel1523 bouna1525 buckle1563 to make frecka1572 fettle?c1600 fix1716 to set into ——1825 to show foot1825 ready1878 to fang a pump, (loosely) a well1883 prep1900 to get (oneself) organized1926 to sharpen one's pencil1957 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 269 Carter..began to ‘show foot’ for another, and more active demonstration. 1853 Alta California 16 Oct. His reputation was equal to any two mile nag that showed foot. 1874 Coursing Cal. Autumn 1873 124 After two short undecideds, Britain Yet, who showed foot each time, was drawn in favour of Sir Patrick Dunne. P18. Originally and chiefly British. to show willing: to display readiness to help, please, provide satisfaction, work hard, etc.In this phrase willing appears originally to have functioned as an adjective complement, but in later use is sometimes construed as a noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > be willing [verb (intransitive)] > display willingness to show willing1862 to fall over oneself1889 1862 Liverpool Mercury 18 June 3/4 To try..is to show willing, and Croagh Patrick shall be my representative on this occasion. 1877 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 30 Aug. 8/2 I..have seen many ‘show willing’ by ‘ossing [i.e. offering or trying] to do’ what they have been told. 1932 P. Bentley Inheritance iv. iii. 410 I don't see that we've done any harm. We've shown willing, and they've duffed. 1959 P. Bull I know Face i. 11 My father wanted me to be a chartered accountant... However, in order to show willing, I did settle for ‘journalism’. 1964 A. Wilson Late Call iii. 121 Luckily the poor creature was very willing, and there was one rule Sylvia always made—never turn off anyone who shows willing. 2007 J. Kavenna Inglorious (2008) 139 She stacked up presents anyway, eager to show willing. P19. Mathematics. to show one's working (out) (also North American. to show one's work, formerly sometimes to show one's workings): to demonstrate how one has arrived at a solution to a mathematical problem by showing a record of the successive calculations made and the reasoning employed; (in extended use) to explain the stages by which one has reached a particular conclusion. ΚΠ 1870 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 4 Nov. 155/3 As the results of..[their] calculations differ from [mine],..perhaps you will kindly allow me to show my working. 1906 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 1 May 322/2 Calculate the comparative value of the gas-flame, showing your working. 1914 Autocar 14 Feb. 319/2 I..showed my workings [for calculating the horse-power of engines] to my fellow draughtsmen. 1938 Classical Rev. Sept. 123 Each scholar should..‘show his working’ in such a way that anyone else can use his material in spite of differences of theory. 1997 J. Bourke Everyday Maths 1 34 How many brownies will each child get? Show your working out here. 2010 G. W. Green Making your Educ. work for You vi. 157 If you do not show your work, the teacher has no idea of what was going through your head. 2013 G. Hannell Dyscalculia (ed. 2) ii. iv. 38 [He] recalled ongoing battles with teachers who always wanted him to show his working. P20. Originally U.S. to show (a person) a good time: (a) to entertain (a person, esp. a visitor), typically by taking him or her to previously unfamiliar places; (b) (as a euphemism) to provide (a person) with sexual pleasure or gratification. ΚΠ 1887 Cumberland (Maryland) Daily Times 24 Aug. Donald,..in his endeavor to show them a good time, had received a severe injury [when the horses bolted]. 1925 S. Lewis Arrowsmith xxxii. 358 It would be terrible, when we got back to New York, if you..devoted yourself to showing me a good time. 1977 M. Brenton Sex Talk x. 104 Wife: Darling, are you going to show me a good time tonight? Husband (eyes sparkling): And how! 2001 FHM (Austral. ed.) Oct. 33/1 Those who walked in once too often when Dad was showing Mum a good time over the top-loading washer will still be virgins at 48. 2015 S. Wiggs Starlight on Willow Lake xxvi. 361 He decided to woo her... He intended to win her heart by showing her a good time. P21. your slip is showing: used to give warning to someone thought to be unwittingly exposing a fault, revealing an embarrassing fact, etc. Later also with other nouns, and in allusive variants of the phrase.In the original form sometimes with play on senses 4c and 10 of slip n.3; quot. 1942, which is sometimes consciously echoed in full, is a simple literal use of slip n.3 4c. ΚΠ 1942 D. Powell Time to be Born v. 103 Pardon me, lady, your slip is showing.] 1944 Printers' Ink 3 Mar. 98/3 Obviously, nobody said to these package goods writers, ‘Pardon me, but your technique is showing.’ 1944 Billboard 14 Oct. 10/2 ‘Your slip is showing,’ yelled by a technician at the WABD tele control board is the DuMont boys' way of indicating that the iconoscope is not electrically centered. 1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 174/2 There were still standards, and hypocrisy, the homage of vice and virtue, was the duty of all public figures. But in a gratifying number of cases the slip showed and the shocked and gratified public learned that ‘Anything Goes’. 1971 C. Fick Danziger Transcript (1973) 33 Your defense mechanisms are showing, Mr. Danziger. 1976 A. Miller Inside Outside vii. 83 I see in you a new broom, though your slip is still showing in places. 1997 ABA Jrnl. Aug. 12/2 Pardon me, but your bigotry is showing. 2014 Calgary Herald (Nexis) 29 May a15 Mr. Mayor and council, your slip is showing. P22. show; don't tell: used to recommend the direct depiction of characters' actions, experiences, sensations, etc., rather than narrative exposition, summary, and assertion.Also used attributively to designate this style or approach, or a rule prescribing its adoption. ΚΠ 1930 J. H. Sorrells Working Press Foreword p. vi A magazine editor..put a whole book on short story writing into these few words, ‘Don't say this woman is cross and crabbed... Bring her out and let her snarl..and then you will know that she is. In other words, show, don't tell.’ 1955 Pract. Engl. 9 Mar. 7/2 Show—don't tell. Those three words, ‘show—don't tell’ are among the most famous in the writing business. 1968 Drama Rev. 13 159 The Beard offered a great leap forward for show-don't-tell naturalism right on stage. 1988 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 16 Aug. 9/5 The ‘Show, don't tell’ rule is not the only one Dawes breaks. 2010 M. Tredinnick & G. Whyte Little Black Bk. Business Writing 217 Show; don't tell. Keep your voice active. Favour the concrete over the abstract, specific over the general. P23. to show a leg: see leg n. Phrases 3j. to show (one) the cold shoulder: see cold shoulder n. to show (a person) the way a. To guide a person in a required direction, by leading or accompanying him or her, or by giving instructions (also occasionally to show the road); (more generally) to provide a person with guidance as to how to proceed. Commonly with double object as to show (a person) the way. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > outstrip others or take the lead to show the waya1382 to be well away1821 to take up the running1894 society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > guide, lead, or show one the way to show the waya1382 reduct1580 directa1616 inform1637 manuduct1641 pilot1649 set1678 airt1782 steer1859 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > ride horse in race [verb (transitive)] > keep pace with or overtake to show the waya1382 buttock1607 to run head and girth1796 shoot1868 to peg back1928 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xiii. 21 Þe lord forsoþ went beforn hem, to be schewed þe way [altered from to schew þe way] be day in þe pylere of a clowde: & be niȝt in a pyler of fyre. a1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Bodl. e Mus.) 3 (MED) I schal shew hym the weye redily..for I haue ful ofte sythis [read sythis ben] there..passed bothe on horse and on fote in good compaynye. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cii. f. cxvi/1 The spanysshe squyer entred firste in to the ryuer, & shewed them the way. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 703/1 I shewe him the way. 1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies f. 62 Caluin writeth, yt Luther taught the fyrst principles of true doctryn, and shewed the way. 1625 Deb. Oxf. in S. R. Gardiner Deb. House of Commons (1873) App. i. 140 Sir Robert Philips commended the platforme of Sir Nathaniel Rich, and sayd that wee were beholding unto him for shewing us the way. 1701 J. Flamsteed Let. 1 Mar. in Corr. (1997) II. 889 Cuenhouse has begun to Shew them the way. 1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. v. 285 ‘O never mind shewing me the way’..and..Lynmere sallied into the apartment. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting vi. 195 The captain..would send no one with us to show the road. 1869 M. Arnold Culture & Anarchy 192 So, too, one who wants to be a painter or a poet cannot help loving and admiring the great painters or poets who have gone before him and shown him the way. 1891 ‘J. S. Winter’ Lumley xii. 86 Show me the way upstairs. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 43/2 The Amymays fairly pumped confidence into their clients so that they might go on and on by themselves after being shown the way. 1994 Guardian 1 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 66/1 Wayside boulders daubed with red and white paint showed the way, leading us deeper into the garrigue. 2006 P. J. Nahin Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula vi. 306 We'll not have to write even a single equation; Fourier diagrams will be all we need to show us the way. < as lemmas |
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