to lose a fight or competition but not be completely defeated and therefore be able to try again in the future.

The anti-pollution campaigners lost the debate but lived to fight another day.

• show around somewhere
• show face
• show hand
• show in their true colours
• show in true colours
• show mettle
• show must go on.
• show off
• show off something
• show someone a clean pair of heels
• show someone around
• show someone around somewhere
• show someone in their true colours
• show someone in true colours
• show someone's true colors
• show someone the door
• show someone the ropes
• show someone the way
• show someone up
• show someone what are made of
• show someone what you are made of
• show someone who's boss
• show something's true colors
• show-stopper
• show-stopping