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Idioms and Phrases
Be able to exhibit as a result of one's work or expenditure. For example, I've been working all day and I have absolutely nothing to show for it , or He has some very fine paintings to show for the vast amount of money he's spent . This idiom was first recorded in 1727.Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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