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show oneself en · VERB
Meanings
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(euphemistic) To expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.
He told her to show herself to him.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, oneself.
There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.
1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:
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