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Meaning: (idiomatic)To provide ahintor torevealpartialinformation in order to gainattentionor arouseinterest.1984November 28, William Beecher, “Reagan under Pressure to Modify Arms Stance”, inBoston Globe, USA, page 1:"He figures that to do so, he'll have to be able toshowa littleankle, to give some idea of new positions the United States is prepared to take."1987November 23, “Suddenly, A Visit by Cuomo Enlivens a Benefit For Casey”, inPhiladelphia Inquirer, USA, pageB01:No one expects Cuomo to declare his candidacy tonight But Carduff said "we expect him toshowsomeankle".2005June 7, Erin Joyce, “SQL Server 2005 Queues Up for Prime Time”, inInternetNews.com, USA, retrieved5 September 2011:Microsoftshowedsomeankleand then some with advanced tools, database and server features in the latest builds of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006.2006October 18, “On the right track”, inThe Telegraph, UK, retrieved5 September 2011:Now, it seems, the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, is ready toshowa littleankleby welcoming a proposal from Lord Forsyth's tax commission to abolish stamp duty on shares.2011August 12, “Football & Sport: Manchester United: A Comparison of Sneijder, Cantona, Scholes And Ronaldo”, inSabotage Times, UK, retrieved5 September 2011:Sneijdershowedsomeanklelast week with a veiled ‘come and get me’ plea that was promptly rebuffed by David Gill stating that the deal probably won’t go ahead now.

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