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show in

[show in] or [show out] or [show up] or [show to the door] {v. phr.} To usher; conduct; accompany. * /"My husband will show you in", Mary said to the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get the show on the road

[get the show on the road] {v. phr.}, {informal} To start a program; get work started. * /It was several years before the rocket scientists got the show on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go to show

[go to show] or [go to prove] {v. phr.}, {informal} To seem to prove; act or serve to show (a fact); demonstrate. - Often used after "it". * /Our team […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

talent show

[talent show] {n.} An entertainment in which new entertainers try to win a prize. * /Mary won the talent show by her dancing./ * /The people liked Bill's singing in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put a bug in one's ear

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