show off in English

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          "text": "Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front."
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        "A show off is a person who does things to get other people to notice them."
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          "text": "Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front."
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      ],
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        "If someone shows something off, they show its best qualities."
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"show off" meaning in English

Noun

Phrase