show to advantage
Example Sentences
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On this occasion, however, it unluckily did not show to advantage.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011
If he does not show to advantage in a new role he may shelve it for a while, as he seems to be doing with Manrico in Il Trovatore.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Tiger at present certainly did not show to advantage.
From With Cochrane the Dauntless by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
As a matter of fact Elvesdon did show to advantage to the accompaniment of a tinge of officialdom, but, we are careful to emphasise, only at the proper time and place.
From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Mitford, Bertram
"I was very well satisfied with my purchase, but he will not show to advantage by the side of Victor."
From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
