show to advantage



show to advantage

Also, show to good or one's advantage . Display in a flattering way, benefit, as in This lighting shows the paintings to advantage, or Your extensive use of quotations shows your learning to good advantage. [Mid-1300s]
See also: advantage, show

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GiannisYAH-neesGreek
Shekhar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati
Alia (2)-Ancient Germanic
Ani-Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish
SylviaSIL-vee-ə (English), SUYL-vee-ah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German
Valentinovah-len-TEE-noItalian