Put up
Put up verb - To fix in an upright position.
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
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In the TV show it's played straight in that the boy just put up the tent and Bugs claims he and his gang were there for a week, and instead the cards are damp from the rain.
Source: Literature / Encyclopedia Brown -
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: the plastic Santa the show has put up for its Christmas show is supposed to be waving but is giving the Nazi salute.
Source: Accidental Unfortunate Gesture -
You put up a front You put up a fight And just to show we feel no spite You can be our acolyte But first, boy, it's time to BOW!
Source: Kneel Before Zod
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Show and Put up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/put_up/show
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