show (one) out
show (one) out
To escort or accompany one to an exit. Thank you for coming by for the interview. The receptionist will show you out. I'm just going to show our guests out—I'll be back shortly.
show out
1. To present oneself, especially in a public or performative manner. The pop star always shows out with incredibly extravagant, often outrageous, outfits.
2. To perform some task with as much energy, enthusiasm, and determination as possible. It's going to be tough to win today's game, but if we all show out, we can accomplish anything! She went up on that stage and really showed out. I think her parents would be proud of her.
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show someone out
(of something) Go to see someone out (of something).
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show someone out
Also, show someone to the door. Escort someone who is leaving to the exit door, as in Thanks for coming; please excuse me for not showing you out, or Please show Mr. Smith to the door. [Second half of 1700s] Also see see out, def. 1; show someone the door.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
show out
v.
To conduct some visitor to an exit: The assistant showed me out of the building. We showed out the guests and said goodbye.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.