showed ankle

Verb

show ankle (third-person singular simple present shows ankle, present participle showing ankle, simple past showed ankle, past participle shown ankle)

1. (idiomatic) To provide a hint or to reveal partial information in order to gain attention or arouse interest.
   • "He figures that to do so, he'll have to be able to show a little ankle, to give some idea of new positions the United States is prepared to take."1984 November 28, William Beecher, “Reagan under Pressure to Modify Arms Stance”, in Boston Globe, USA, page 1