give the show away

Example Sentences

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Tento one, the woman will give the show away.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

"Don't give the show away for want of a little caution!" he said.

From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

"I mean, you saw enough without my telling you; and I mustn't give the show away."

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

If you’re going to tell all your friends, you may as well give the show away at once.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.

"It'll give the show away, even if they let us off confetti," he thought.

From Mount Music by Ross, Martin