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Collocations for show - noun

1. on TV, radio, etc.

ADJECTIVE

live, recorded
family
cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television, TV
award, breakfast, cookery (BrE), cooking (esp. AmE), cop, dating, game, makeover (esp. BrE), news (esp. AmE), quiz, reality, reunion (AmE)
comedy, sketch
satirical, topical
chat (esp. BrE), talk (esp. AmE)
call-in (AmE), phone-in (BrE)
a radio phone-in/call-in show
animated (BrE), cartoon
pre-game (AmE)
one-off (esp. BrE), special
daytime, late-night, lunchtime, morning, prime-time (esp. AmE)
late-night talk shows
daily, nightly (esp. AmE), weekly
forthcoming (BrE), upcoming (esp. AmE)
long-running
original
I watched the original show as a kid.
classic, entertaining, funny, great, hot (esp. AmE), terrific
a hot new dating show
cheesy
hit, popular, successful, top-rated (esp. AmE)
a hit TV show
award-winning
the Emmy award-winning television talk show
flagship (esp. BrE)
sb's own
She finally got her own TV show.
syndicated (esp. AmE)
a nationally syndicated radio show
local, national (both esp. AmE)
interactive

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VERB + show

see, watch
Did you see the Late Show?
host

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show + VERB

feature sb/sth, star sb
a live show featuring the best of Irish talent

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show + NOUN

business

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PREPOSITION

from a/the show
a character from the show
on a/the show
I saw her on a news show yesterday.

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PHRASES

the star of the show
The dog was the real star of the show.

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2. performance on stage

ADJECTIVE

cabaret, comedy, magic, musical, stand-up (esp. BrE), talent, variety
floor, stage
benefit (esp. AmE), charity (BrE)
film (BrE), light, slide
Punch and Judy (BrE), puppet
freak
peep
one-man, one-woman, solo
road, touring, travelling/traveling
fringe (BrE)
entertaining, great, spectacular
a spectacular light show
sold-out
half-time (AmE)
the Super Bowl half-time show

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PREPOSITION

from a/the show
songs from the show
in a/the show
one of the acts in the show

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3. public display/exhibition

ADJECTIVE

big, major
annual, spring, summer
local
private
agricultural (BrE), flower (esp. BrE), horse, horticultural (BrE)
boat, gun (esp. AmE), motor (esp. BrE), trade
air, bodybuilding, dog
art, gallery
catwalk (esp. BrE), fashion, runway (AmE)
pro (esp. AmE)
a pro bodybuilding show in California
dog-and-pony (= a complicated business presentation)

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VERB + show

have, hold, organize, put on
They are holding a big fashion show at the Hilton tonight.
attend, go to

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show + VERB

feature sb/sth
The show features the work of local artists.

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show + NOUN

ring

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PREPOSITION

at a/the show
There were more than 500 exhibitors at the trade show.
on show
The paintings are on show until April.

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4. outward expression of an emotion/attitude

ADJECTIVE

big, great
brave
public

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VERB + show

make, put on
Although she hated him, she put on a show of politeness.

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PREPOSITION

for show
She pretends to be interested in opera, but it's only for show.
show of
He made a great show of welcoming us.

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PHRASES

a show of force, a show of strength
The Democrats organized a show of strength, a mass rally in Central Park.

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Collocations for show - verb

1. make sth clear; let sb see sth

ADVERB

clearly, conclusively, convincingly, plainly
The figures clearly show that her claims are false.
consistently, repeatedly
diagrammatically, graphically, schematically
The results are shown graphically in Figure 2.

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VERB + show

appear to, seem to
go to
It just goes to show what you can do when you really try.
aim to, attempt to, seek to, try to
be expected to, be likely to
Third-quarter figures are likely to show a further fall.
refuse to
Lewis refused to show any emotion.
be anxious to, be eager to, be happy to, be keen to (esp. BrE)
Lee was happy to show her how it should be done.
be designed to
let sb
Let me show you on the map.

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PREPOSITION

to
She showed her new toy to her friends.

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PHRASES

a chance to show sth
I'm giving him a chance to show what he can do.

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2. be visible

ADVERB

hardly
It's such a tiny mark, it hardly shows.

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VERB + show

begin to
let sth
She tried not to let her disappointment show.

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Show is used with these nouns as the subject:
ad, advert, advertisement, amusement, analysis, argument, arrow, article, artist, autopsy, census, chart, compass, curve, data, detail, diagram, disappointment, display, document, drawing, estimate, evidence, exam, examination, example, exhibit, exhibition, experience, experiment, expression, eye, face, figure, film, finding, gallery, gauge, graph, history, illustration, image, incident, indication, indicator, inexperience, inscription, inspection, instance, investigation, irritation, line, map, mirror, monitor, movie, mural, painting, percentage, photograph, picture, plan, poll, post-mortem, postcard, poster, receipt, record, recording, referendum, reflection, replay, report, research, researcher, result, sample, scan, scene, score, screen, sequence, shot, simulation, spreadsheet, statistics, strain, study, survey, table, tape, test, trend, trial, videotape, watch, writing, X-ray

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Show is used with these nouns as the object:
ability, acumen, ad, admiration, advert, advertisement, affection, affinity, aggression, agility, agitation, allegiance, ambivalence, amusement, anger, annoyance, appreciation, apprehension, approval, aptitude, arrogance, association, assurance, authority, balance, behaviour, bent, bias, bitterness, bravery, case, cause, change, character, claw, clip, collection, command, commercial, commitment, common sense, compassion, competence, complexity, concern, confidence, consideration, consistency, contempt, contrast, correlation, courage, courtesy, cowardice, creativity, cruelty, cunning, data, decrease, dedication, defect, deference, deficit, depth, detachment, detail, deterioration, determination, devotion, difference, diplomacy, dirt, disagreement, disappointment, disapproval, discipline, discomfort, discrepancy, discrimination, disdain, disgust, dislike, disloyalty, disparity, displeasure, disposition, disregard, disrespect, dissent, distaste, distress, distribution, distrust, document, documentary, dominance, effect, effectiveness, efficiency, emotion, empathy, endurance, enterprise, enthusiasm, envy, evidence, example, excerpt, exhibition, expansion, expression, extent, facility, faith, fall, fang, favour, favouritism, fear, feeling, film, flair, flexibility, flicker, folly, footwork, foresight, forgiveness, front, frustration, futility, gain, gallantry, generosity, genius, goodwill, gratitude, grief, grit, hand, heroism, hint, hospitality, hostility, identification, ignorance, image, imagination, impatience, imperfection, importance, improvement, inability, inadequacy, incidence, inclination, increase, independence, indifference, indignation, individuality, inexperience, influence, ingenuity, inhibition, initiative, insensitivity, insight, intelligence, intensity, interest, intolerance, irritation, judgement, kindness, knack, knowledge, leadership, leniency, limitation, link, location, love, loyalty, majority, manner, mastery, maturity, mercy, moderation, modesty, movie, nature, need, nervousness, openness, originality, painting, paper, parallel, pass, passport, patience, pattern, pedigree, perseverance, persistence, picture, piece, pity, poise, portrait, potential, power, preference, presence, proficiency, profit, programme, progress, promise, proof, prowess, quality, range, readiness, recognition, recovery, reduction, reflection, regard, regret, relation, relationship, reluctance, remorse, repentance, replay, representation, resemblance, resentment, resilience, resolution, respect, response, restraint, result, return, reverence, sadness, scale, self-confidence, sense, sensitivity, seriousness, shift, side, sign, similarity, sincerity, skill, slide, solidarity, sophistication, spirit, streak, stupidity, subtlety, superiority, support, surprise, symbol, sympathy, symptom, tact, talent, taste, tendency, tenderness, ticket, tolerance, tooth, trace, trait, trend, uncertainty, understanding, unease, utility, validity, valour, value, variability, variation, video, videotape, vulnerability, wares, warmth, way, weakness, wear, willingness, woman, work, world, zeal

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