(dated) An exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.

A show or endeavor cannot proceed without its star or main purpose.

(informal) To do something particularly well or particularly badly.

(idiomatic, Ireland) To embarrass oneself or others in public.

Used as a vague, unspecified threat. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show.

Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of bare one's teeth

(television) A talk show dealing with sensational topics like those found in a tabloid newspaper.

present participle of show one's claws

To demonstrate one's ability to hurt another. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, claw.