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

Of course there is no danger here, but at other times and in other places you might incautiously give the show away.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.

"I must look out to that, or I'll give the show away."

From Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force by Prater, Ernest

You’re not going to give the show away, old sportsman.

From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram

I've done a good bit of secret service work myself, and felt in such a funk sometimes that I've realised the temptation to give the show away if I were nailed.

From The Spy in Black by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)