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show and tell
show-and-tell or show and tell (shō′ən-tĕl′)n.1. An educational activity in which a child displays an object to the class and talks about it.2. A public presentation or display.show′ and tell′
n. 1. a classroom activity for young children in which each child produces an object and talks about it. 2. any informative presentation or demonstration. [1950–55] show and tell
show and tellA visual presentation accompanied by an oral explanation. After every trip they take, Sarah and Mark always invite us over for show and tell with the photos they took. I'm bringing my daddy's medal of honor in for show and tell tomorrow. I hate these meetings—it's just show and tell with a bunch of charts and graphs.See also: and, show, tellshow and tella session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity, but often used figuratively.) It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell. I can't take another show and tell session.See also: and, show, tellshow and tellA public presentation or display, as in It was a terrible bore, what with their show and tell of every last detail about their trip around the world . This expression originated in the 1940s to describe a learning exercise for young children, in which each child in a group brings some object to show the others and talks about it. See also: and, show, tellshow and tell If someone does a show and tell, they show people something and talk about it. Leading developers of software will provide technical show and tell sessions of their products. Note: Show and tell can also be used as a verb. This new video conferencing system lets you show and tell, not just talk and stare. Note: The origin of this expression is a school activity for young children called show and tell, in which a child brings an interesting item to school and tells the other children about it. See also: and, show, tellshow and tell n. a session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity.) It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell. See also: and, show, tellEncyclopediaSeeShow-And-Tell |