show someone a thing or two

English

Idiom

show someone a thing or two

  1. An expression used to indicate that one intends to impress others with something.
    • 1854 February 22, The Adeliade Times, Adelaide, page 3, column 4:
      "You want a subject for an article; come with me and I will show you a thing or two."
    • 1982, Roy Higgins and Tom Prior, The Jockey Who Laughed, Hutchinson of Australia, page 15:
      "I'll show those smart Western Districts cow-cockies a thing or two," the new landowner promised.
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