showing oneself

Verb

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

1. (euphemistic) To expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.
   • He told her to show herself to him.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, oneself.
   • There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1