1. show one's true colors 露出了本來(lái)面目；原形畢露

eg:I believe that he will show his true colors someday.
我相信總有一天他會(huì)現(xiàn)出原形的。

2. show someone the door 將某人趕出來(lái)；讓某人離開(kāi)

eg:Dick was rude to my family and I simply showed him the door.
迪克對(duì)我家人無(wú)禮，所以我把他趕出去了。

3. show someone the ropes 傳授秘訣；告訴某人工作的竅門(mén)

eg:The new secretary started today so I spent most of the morning showing her the ropes.
新來(lái)的秘書(shū)今天開(kāi)始工作，所以我花了一上午時(shí)間來(lái)教她熟悉工作。

4. show the white feather 畏縮不前，顯示膽怯或懦弱

這個(gè)說(shuō)法來(lái)自斗雞，如雞的羽毛出現(xiàn)白色，顯示飼養(yǎng)得不好。

eg:Don't show the white feather, fight for your beliefs.
不要害怕，要為你的信念而戰(zhàn)。

5. show one's teeth 發(fā)怒

eg:If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
不會(huì)咬人就別呲牙裂嘴。（沒(méi)本事別逞強(qiáng)）

6. show of hands 舉手表決

eg:The issue was decided by a show of hands.
這件事是通過(guò)舉手表決決定的

7. show one's hand 表明自己的計(jì)劃或意圖；攤牌

eg:Don't show your hand too early.
不要過(guò)早攤牌。

8. show one's heels 逃走，逃離

eg:As soon as the burglar alarm went off, the housebreaker showed his heels.
防竊報(bào)警器一響，那個(gè)小偷就逃之夭夭了。