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

"Well the only thing about my prisoners that is likely to give the show away is if I turn up at the prison," smiled Vane.

From Mufti by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)

We don't want to give the show away any more than you do.

From Leonore Stubbs by Walford, L. B.

Not too loud or you'll give the show away.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby

I should have been certain to give the show away in my anxiety for fear anybody should get to know about it, and do him a mischief.

From Jack Haydon's Quest by Jellicoe, John