exhibition

Everyday

1. A public show of things such as paintings, objects or animals, often in a museum or gallery. tree →
2. A display of a skill: «an exhibition of football». tree →
3. (UK, phrase) «make an exhibition of yourself»: behave foolishly in public. tree →

In the lessons

At school there are art exhibitions, science fair exhibitions and trips to museum exhibitions. «On exhibition» means on show. An «exhibition match» is a sports game played for show, not for points. Rough idiom: «Don't make an exhibition of yourself!» means stop showing off or acting silly.

Examples

• Our paintings are in the school exhibition. tree →
• We went to a dinosaur exhibition at the museum. tree →
• The exhibition opens on Saturday. tree →
• The new car is on exhibition at the show. tree →
• That match was an exhibition of skill. tree →
• Stop shouting — you're making an exhibition of yourself. tree →
• Tickets for the exhibition cost five pounds for children. tree →
• Here was an exhibition of flowers, statues, books, and colored stuffs. tree →

Note

Countable. Silent h: ex-ih-BISH-un. Verb: exhibit; a single item on show is also «an exhibit». In US English «exhibit» is also used for the whole show. Ticket problems: total cost = number of tickets × price.