show and tell
Use Show and tell in a sentenceshow and tell
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
Related forms
show-and-tell, adjective
show-and-tell·er, noun
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Show and tell
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Idioms & Phrases
show and tell
A public presentation or display, as in It was a terrible bore, what with their show and tell of every last detail about their trip around the world. This expression originated in the 1940s to describe a learning exercise for young children, in which each child in a group brings some object to show the others and talks about it.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Upon arrival, editors engage in the exercise of show and tell.
Host a creative hobby day, a show and tell event for creative elders.
While people may not consider us charlatans anymore, they probably think there is still too much show and tell and gloss.
Each gathering usually starts with a scheduled show and tell project and then moves on to an actual weaving lesson.
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