show someone

idiom

: to do something that will cause (someone) to see one's true ability, power, etc.

They think I'm too old to run the race, but I'll show them!

They said she can't sing, but she showed them! She not only sang well but won first prize.

Examples of show someone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other snaps show someone playing the drums and another person playing an orange guitar, among others, and the gallery concludes with a photo of Daisy's light pink Crocs. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

The two photos released Thursday morning show someone wearing a green-grey jacket with a hood and two large pockets. —Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024

Ravi has something he’s been dying to show someone, anyone, for the past five years: Sal’s phone. —Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024

Another fake video that appears to show someone destroying mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania's Bucks County is also fake, both state and federal officials said. —Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024

Rhymes for show someone

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• povidone
• trazodone
• begun
• grandson
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• handgun
• homespun