all show

idiom

: an act of pretending to feel a particular way : an act of behaving a certain way in order to make others like or approve of one

Her friendliness is all show.

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The South Tower’s rooms were the most recently renovated of the bunch, and while all show off spectacular views, some of our favorite shots of the skyline are from the Deluxe Harbour View Rooms. —

Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024 The hottest is yet to come Forecasts for the next few weeks, the next month and the rest of the summer all show one trend clearer than anything else: hotter-than-average temperatures for large sections of the US. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 June 2024 Consider how the cover art for these books all show their subject — Trump and Biden alike — in horrendous pore-gaping closeup. —

Alexander Sorondo, Vox, 31 July 2024 It gets covered in the world of high-end TVs every year, and the TV makers themselves all show up to hear the feedback. —

Nilay Patel, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all show