Show us what you've got meaning in English

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Definition

Show us what you've got!: Demonstrate to us what you are capable of! Let us see what you can do! idiom

Examples

  • "Show us what you've got, and don't hold back."
  • "Play me something, Eddie. Let's see what you've got."
Exercise 1
Lawrence says to Icarus "Show us what you've got and don't hold back".

What does he mean by this?
Lawrence says to Icarus "Show us what you've got and don't hold back".

What does he mean by this?
Lawrence is not encouraging Icarus to go quickly, but rather to say whatever he wants, whatever the consequences may be.
This is not what Lawrence is saying to Icarus. Lawrence is not encouraging Icarus to be prudent in what he says, but rather to say whatever he wants, whatever the consequences may be.
Lawrence is not encouraging Icarus to speak loudly, but rather to say whatever he wants, whatever the consequences may be.
This is the best choice here. Lawrence wants Icarus to express whatever he wants in his monologue. His expression "Show us what you've got", and "don't hold back", is an encouragement to say absolutely whatever he wants.
Exercise 2
"Show us what you've got and don't hold back".

What does this mean?
"Show us what you've got and don't hold back".

What does this mean?
This is incorrect. Lawrence is not encouraging Icarus to speak loudly, but rather to say whatever he wants, whatever the consequences may be.
This is incorrect. This is not what Lawrence is saying to Icarus. Lawrence is not encouraging Icarus to be prudent in what he says, but rather to say whatever he wants, whatever the consequences may be.
This is incorrect. Lawrence is not encouraging Icarus to go quickly, but rather to say whatever he wants, whatever the consequences may be.
This is the best choice here. Lawrence wants Icarus to express whatever he wants in his monologue. His expression "Show us what you've got", and "don't hold back", is an encouragement to say absolutely whatever he wants.

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