Play
Show off
Show off verb - To engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior.
Both terms in one sentence
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To show off Patrick's amazing memory skills, they play without a board, instead just telling each other what moves they make.
Source: Series / The Mentalist - When the discoverer returns to the roost (one in Newborough, Anglesey is one of the largest in Europe, 6000 birds at least.) in the evening, it will take part in displays and stunts with other birds (Ravens love to play and show off their aerobatic skills).
Source: Amplified Animal Aptitude - The standard way for a BIONICLE character to go, if they happen not to play a very very crucial role, probably to show off how Darker and Edgier the story has become.
Source: Dropped A Bridge On Him / Toys
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