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
At present she did not show to advantage, her deck being littered with stores of all kinds that had come on board late.
From The Treasure of the Incas by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
It is more especially in the matter of foot-gear that the working-classes in France show to advantage.
From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
Old Stolliver was a boorish, cross-grained customer, who paid slight regard to the amenities, and did not show to advantage in conversation.
From The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by Dent, John Charles
