show and tell

A visual presentation accompanied by an oral explanation. After every trip they take, Sarah and Mark always invite us over for show and tell with the photos they took. I'm bringing my daddy's medal of honor in for show and tell tomorrow. I hate these meetings—it's just show and tell with a bunch of charts and graphs.

See also: and, show, tell

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

show and tell

a session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity, but often used figuratively.) It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell. I can't take another show and tell session.

See also: and, show, tell

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

show and tell

A public presentation or display, as in It was a terrible bore, what with their show and tell of every last detail about their trip around the world . This expression originated in the 1940s to describe a learning exercise for young children, in which each child in a group brings some object to show the others and talks about it.

See also: and, show, tell

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

show and tell

If someone does a show and tell, they show people something and talk about it. Leading developers of software will provide technical show and tell sessions of their products. Note: Show and tell can also be used as a verb. This new video conferencing system lets you show and tell, not just talk and stare. Note: The origin of this expression is a school activity for young children called show and tell, in which a child brings an interesting item to school and tells the other children about it.

See also: and, show, tell

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

show and tell

n. a session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity.) It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell.

See also: and, show, tell

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

how so
How so?
go down on (one)
go down on someone
every living soul
invite (someone) into (some place)
invite into some place
can talk under water
could talk under water
skeleton at the feast

词组	show and tell
释义	show and tell show and tell A visual presentation accompanied by an oral explanation. After every trip they take, Sarah and Mark always invite us over for show and tell with the photos they took. I'm bringing my daddy's medal of honor in for show and tell tomorrow. I hate these meetings—it's just show and tell with a bunch of charts and graphs. See also: and, show, tell Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. show and tell a session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity, but often used figuratively.) It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell. I can't take another show and tell session. See also: and, show, tell McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. show and tell A public presentation or display, as in It was a terrible bore, what with their show and tell of every last detail about their trip around the world . This expression originated in the 1940s to describe a learning exercise for young children, in which each child in a group brings some object to show the others and talks about it. See also: and, show, tell The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. show and tell If someone does a show and tell, they show people something and talk about it. Leading developers of software will provide technical show and tell sessions of their products. Note: Show and tell can also be used as a verb. This new video conferencing system lets you show and tell, not just talk and stare. Note: The origin of this expression is a school activity for young children called show and tell, in which a child brings an interesting item to school and tells the other children about it. See also: and, show, tell Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. show and tell n. a session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity.) It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell. See also: and, show, tell McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: how so How so? go down on (one) go down on someone every living soul invite (someone) into (some place) invite into some place can talk under water could talk under water skeleton at the feast
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