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ESLPod_0378_WE_0431 Talking About Time The phrase "to show up," in this podcast, is to come to or to arrive at a place: "Monika showed up at the doctor's office 15 minutes early." In the U.S., the phrase "to show up" is often used when referring to courts and trials, or for another type of official appointment or meeting: "The judge was very angry that Hans did not show up for his court date." "To show someone up" is to embarrass or make another person look stupid, usually by doing something better than that person or by knowing more than that person: "Henri showed up Pierre by selling twice as many paintings in the same amount of time." "To show up" can also mean to discredit or shame another person: "I showed the salesman up as a liar when I easily broke his 'unbreakable' product."

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ESLPod 378 to show up Daily Life

Id	ESLPod_0378_WE_0431
Episode Id	ESLPod 378
Episode Title	Talking About Time
Phrase	to show up
Text	The phrase "to show up," in this podcast, is to come to or to arrive at a place: "Monika showed up at the doctor's office 15 minutes early." In the U.S., the phrase "to show up" is often used when referring to courts and trials, or for another type of official appointment or meeting: "The judge was very angry that Hans did not show up for his court date." "To show someone up" is to embarrass or make another person look stupid, usually by doing something better than that person or by knowing more than that person: "Henri showed up Pierre by selling twice as many paintings in the same amount of time." "To show up" can also mean to discredit or shame another person: "I showed the salesman up as a liar when I easily broke his 'unbreakable' product."
Topics	Daily Life

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