show (someone or something) round
show (someone or something) round
1. To introduce someone to and guide them around some place. This is where you'll be working, but let me show you round the rest of the building. My sister's coming to visit from America, so I'm going to spend the weekend showing her round.
2. To display something to a variety of different people. He never thought someone would steal his idea when he started showing it round earlier this year. I'll be showing my paintings round to various art galleries over the weekend.
See also: round, show
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)
- bring into contact with
- introduce the shoemaker to the tailor
- introduce
- I would like to introduce you to (someone)
- here's the thing (about someone or something)
- if you don't mind
- If you don't mind!
- just let me say
- let me say