grandstanding
trying to make oneself look important
TRANSLATION
grandstand = sich aufspielen grandstand = die Tribüne --- GOOGLE INDEX grandstand: approximately 6,800,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Murikami has used a mix of confrontational tactics and media GRANDSTANDING to pressure Japanese companies into adopting Western management practices...
(BusinessWeek magazine)
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Not all factory owners in China are worried about an upcoming trade war. “Trump’s GRANDSTANDING performances during the campaign were for publicity, but he’s a successful businessman and therefore should be very rational in his thinking,” said Sun Sijun, chief executive of Uptop Group in southern China, which exports between $150m-$200m worth of Samsonite suitcases and Walmart shoes to the US every year.
The Guardian
(BusinessWeek magazine)
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Not all factory owners in China are worried about an upcoming trade war. “Trump’s GRANDSTANDING performances during the campaign were for publicity, but he’s a successful businessman and therefore should be very rational in his thinking,” said Sun Sijun, chief executive of Uptop Group in southern China, which exports between $150m-$200m worth of Samsonite suitcases and Walmart shoes to the US every year.
The Guardian
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grandstand
verb
- to behave ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers
noun
- a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc.
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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American television news legend Dan Rather's first political run-in occurred at a Houston news conference in 1974. As then President Richard Nixon took questions from the assembled press, he pointed to reporter from ABC News. Rather, who was the White House correspondent for CBS News, jumped in: "Thank you, Mr. President. Dan Rather, of CBS News. Mr. President..."
Rather was then interrupted by applause and jeers, whereupon Nixon, who thought Rather was grandstanding, interjected a shrewd question: "Are you running for some kind of political office?"
"No, sir, Mr. President," Rather replied. "Are you?"
Etymology: The verb "grandstand" refers figuratively to someone who appears to be over-acting, and as such playing to the people sitting in the grandstand.
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SYNONYMS
be ostentatious, be vain, flaunt it, hot dog, parade, play to the crowd, put on airs, show-boat, show off
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Grandstanding is not a behaviour you want to be associated with."
verb
- to behave ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers
noun
- a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc.
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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American television news legend Dan Rather's first political run-in occurred at a Houston news conference in 1974. As then President Richard Nixon took questions from the assembled press, he pointed to reporter from ABC News. Rather, who was the White House correspondent for CBS News, jumped in: "Thank you, Mr. President. Dan Rather, of CBS News. Mr. President..."
Rather was then interrupted by applause and jeers, whereupon Nixon, who thought Rather was grandstanding, interjected a shrewd question: "Are you running for some kind of political office?"
"No, sir, Mr. President," Rather replied. "Are you?"
Etymology: The verb "grandstand" refers figuratively to someone who appears to be over-acting, and as such playing to the people sitting in the grandstand.
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SYNONYMS
be ostentatious, be vain, flaunt it, hot dog, parade, play to the crowd, put on airs, show-boat, show off
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Grandstanding is not a behaviour you want to be associated with."
