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
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In his r�le as that of an officer waiting to surrender, the possession of a revolver would tend to "give the show away".
From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.
"I trust to you not to give the show away."
From The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
Not too loud or you'll give the show away.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
"If I jodel to her it will give the show away," thought Lorraine.
From The Head Girl at the Gables by Brazil, Angela