Retire
Retire verb - To go to one's bed in order to sleep.
Show up
Show up verb - To come into view.
Usage example: normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups
Both terms in one sentence
- Characters turned and won and lost titles so often that fans lost track, numerous angles were abandoned midstream (most famously Stacy Keibler's "pregnancy"), wrestlers would retire "forever" only to show up next episode (quick even by wrestling standards).
Source: The Chris Carter Effect -
There was a period from 2009-2012 where a number of NASCAR teams would "start and park" - they would show up at the track and qualify for the race, only to retire after just a handful of laps and collect the prize money for the bottom finishing positions.
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