preview

sneak preview

A viewing or attendance of something before it is ready to be shown or released to the general public. Film journalists across the state were invited to a sneak preview of the new blockbuster in Hollywood. During the interview, I was given a sneak preview of the latest sculpture she's been working on.
See also: preview, sneak
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sneak preview

An advance showing of something, as in It was supposed to be bad luck but she gave the bridegroom a sneak preview of her wedding gown . This expression originated in the 1930s for a single public showing of a motion picture before its general release, and in succeeding decades was transferred to other undertakings.
See also: preview, sneak
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a ˌsneak ˈpreview

an opportunity to look at or watch something, for example a book or a film/movie, before it is shown to the public: She gave me a sneak preview of her latest painting.
See also: preview, sneak
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a sneak preview
  • sneak preview
  • take attendance
  • in the can
  • on the outside looking in
  • on the outside, looking in
  • attendance
  • be in attendance
  • like a well-oiled machine
  • oiled
References in periodicals archive
The company says that the mobile previews are "coming soon" to Android, but it didn't give out a specific date.
We suggest our leadership team hold the preview in a neutral location either on-site or off-site.
But, sometimes, previews told Thalberg when to cut and run.
All told, Google claims that people who use Instant Previews are 5 percent more likely to feel satisfied with the website they chose.
Head for either venue on the preview nights, have a glass of wine or a cuppa and listen to what exciting things lie ahead for the concert season due to start in the autumn.
Both before and after attending a realistic major preview, they completed brief, investigator-developed measures of subject matter knowledge, interest, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations corresponding to the major field to which they were exposed.
Web publishers can implement Snap Preview Anywhere by visiting http://www.snap.com/about/spa1B.php and adding the code to their site.
The preview night is being supported by Cantor Spreadfair and the Viking Racing Club (www.vikingracingclub.com) and admission is free.
Details on advance ticket purchase are in the Convention Preview online.
Kai Bonfigt: 'Our application 4c has offered thumbnail previews for quite some time--for interact browsing as well as desktop applications.
This latest revival of the Preview concept is less nationally introspective, aiming to present a broader world view and hopefully causes for optimism, particularly when considering the work of a younger generation of practitioners, many of whom have been premiated in the AR's Emerging Architecture Awards programme.
The preview party also helps you gauge your customers' reception to certain products.
When the Command Button Wizard appears (exhibit 5), from the Categories window, select Report Operations, and from the Actions window, select Preview Report window (exhibit 8, below).
Watson and Humphreys (1997) decomposed the presentation of items across two displays, segregated by a 1-second preview interval.
Preview pricing is from the mid $300,000's to the low $400,000's.