- ˌshow sth ˈoff
- phrasal verb
to show people something that you are very proud of so that they will admire itYoung musicians will get the chance to show off their musical skills.[/ex]
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ˌshow sth ˈoff
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show somebody off — ˌshow sb/sthˈoff derived to show people sb/sth that you are proud of • She wanted to show off her new husband at the party. • show somebody off how, what, etc… He likes to show off how well he speaks French. Main entry: ↑showderived … Useful english dictionary
write sth off — Ⅰ. UK US write sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE to accept that an amount of money has been lost, for example, from a bad investment or a debt that will never be paid, and show it as a loss in… … Financial and business terms
tick sth off — UK US tick sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) UK (US check sb/sth off) ► to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »Tick off all… … Financial and business terms
check sth off — UK US check sth off Phrasal Verb with check({{}}/tʃek/ verb ► to mark a name or item on a list to show that it is correct or that it has been dealt with: »He checked off the name of each person as they arrived. »She checked off each item of… … Financial and business terms
tick sb/sth off — UK US tick sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) UK (US check sb/sth off) ► to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »Tick off all… … Financial and business terms
ˌmark sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to show the limits of an area using a line, fence, rope etc The crime scene was marked off with official police tape.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌcross sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to draw a line through something on a list to show that you have dealt with it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌlaugh sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to joke about something in order to show that you think that it is not important or serious … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌtick sth ˈoff — phrasal verb British to put the symbol ✓ next to something on a list to show that you have dealt with it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
show*/*/*/ — [ʃəʊ] (past tense showed; past participle shown [ʃəʊn] ) verb I 1) [T] to prove that something exists or is true The study shows an increase in the disease among the elderly.[/ex] Accidents like this show what can happen when drivers are not… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
