Communication
put on a show
pretend or perform to impress
To put on a show means to behave in an exaggerated way to attract attention or impress people.
Hear it in real life
Why is Liam shouting like that?
He is just putting on a show for the cameras.
He always puts on a show when his friends are watching.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He did a show to impress his friends.
Say: He put on a show to impress his friends.
Use “put on a show” for exaggerated behavior meant to attract attention or impress.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put on a show; put on a show for someone
Your turn: say it out loud
He always puts on a show when his friends are watching.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put on a show
pretend or perform to impress
“He always puts on a show when his friends are watching.”
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