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for show
For the sake of appearances or display. For example, They put on a lavish buffet, mainly for show, or The police pretended to jail the informer, for show. [c. 1700]
Example Sentences
The three children who were eventually cast in the lead roles all have some professional acting experience, which caused a bit of controversy online, with some people questioning whether the open casting call was just for show.
But, he said, it was all for show.
“It’s all for show,” Mike Vigil, former head of international operations at the U.S.
They say you drive for show and putt for dough but Rory McIlroy's remarkable record at Quail Hollow, the home of this week's second major of the year, suggests otherwise.
That pretty much sums the Spaniard up: Honest, direct and not one for show.
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