put on a (good) show

put on a (good) show
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    I admire you, Robert. You're putting on a good show. More distressed than you're letting on (J. O'Hara). She must have been bored to death, too, though she put on a good show of looking interested (M. Drabble). My folk had welcomed me, but I sensed I was no longer one of them. They were putting on a show for me, but it was strain for them, and I really think they were glad when I left (S. Chaplin)

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  • put up a good show — put up a good/poor/show informal phrase to do something well badly They put up a poor show against the stronger team. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do so …   Useful english dictionary

  • put up a poor show — put up a good/poor/show informal phrase to do something well badly They put up a poor show against the stronger team. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do so …   Useful english dictionary

  • put up a good fight, show, etc. —  Achieve distinction in difficult circumstances …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • show — [shō] vt. showed, shown or showed, showing [ME schewen < OE sceawian, akin to Ger schauen, to look at < IE base * (s)keu , to notice, heed > L cavere, to beware, OE hieran, to HEAR] 1. to bring or put in sight or view; cause or allow to… …   English World dictionary

  • 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

  • show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • show — I n. theatrical presentation performance program 1) to direct; do, produce, put on, stage; promote; sponsor a show 2) to catch (colloq.), see, take in a show 3) a chat (BE), talk; floor; ice; peep; Punch and Judy; sound and light; talent; TV;… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Show hunter — The show hunter is a type of show horse in the that is judged on its movement, manners, and way of going, particularly while jumping fences. The horses are shown in hunt seat style tack, and are often of Warmblood or Thoroughbred type. In the… …   Wikipedia


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