1. show one's true colors 露出了本來面目；原形畢露

    eg：I believe that he will show his true colors someday.我相信總有
一天他會現出原形的。

    2. show someone the door將某人趕出來；讓某人離開

    eg：Dick was rude to my family and I simply showed him the door.迪
克對我家人無禮，所以我把他趕出去了。

    3. show someone the ropes 傳授秘訣；告訴某人工作的竅門

    eg：The new secretary started today so I spent most of the morning
showing her the ropes.新來的秘書今天開始工作，所以我花了一上午時間來教
她熟悉工作。

    4. show the white feather 畏縮不前，顯示膽怯或懦弱

    這個說法來自斗雞，如雞的羽毛出現白色，顯示飼養得不好。

    eg：Don't show the white feather， fight for your beliefs.不要害怕，
要為你的信念而戰。

    5. show one's teeth 發怒

    eg：If you cannot bite， never show your teeth. 不會咬人就別呲牙裂
嘴。（沒本事別逞強）

    6. show of hands舉手表決

    eg：The issue was decided by a show of hands. 這件事是通過舉手表決
決定的

    7. show one's hand表明自己的計劃或意圖；攤牌

    eg：Don't show your hand too early. 不要過早攤牌。

    8. show one's heels 逃走，逃離

    eg：As soon as the burglar alarm went off ， the housebreaker showed
his heels.防竊報警器一響，那個小偷就逃之夭夭了。