- showdown
- nounADJECTIVE▪ climactic, final▪
The scene was set for the final showdown.
▪ dramatic, ultimate▪ long-awaited, looming▪ military, nuclear▪ Commons, political, Senate▪ courtroom, High Court, Supreme Court▪ championship, quarter-final, semi-final, title, etc. (sports)▪ relegation, winner-takes-all (both BrE, sports)VERB + SHOWDOWN▪ have▪ avert, avoid▪ face, head for▪ force, seek▪He was now strong enough to force a showdown with them.
PREPOSITION▪ showdown against▪the showdown against Holland in April
▪ showdown between▪the title showdown between Brazil and France
▪ showdown over▪The government is heading for a showdown over the new proposals.
▪ showdown with▪the semi-final showdown with Australia last month
PHRASES▪ it comes to a showdown (= a showdown happens)▪Of course I'll support you if it comes to a showdown.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Showdown — «Showdown» … Википедия
Showdown! — Album par Albert Collins, Robert Cray et Johnny Copeland Sortie 1985 Durée 42:56 Genre Blues Showdown! est un album de blues de Albert Collins, Robert Cray et Johnny Copeland, sorti en … Wikipédia en Français
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Showdown! — is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records.Track listing# T Bone Shuffle (T Bone Walker) – 4:54 # The Moon Is Full (Gwen Collins) – 4:59 # Lion s Den (Copeland) – 3:55 # She s… … Wikipedia
showdown — 1892, from card playing (especially poker), from SHOW (Cf. show) + DOWN (Cf. down). Figurative sense is from 1904 … Etymology dictionary
showdown — [n] confrontation breaking point, clash, climax, crisis, culmination, exposé, moment of truth, unfolding; concepts 388,674 Ant. agreement, peacemaking … New thesaurus
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showdown — ☆ showdown [shōdoun΄ ] n. Informal 1. Poker the laying down of the cards face up to see who wins 2. any action or confrontation that brings matters to a climax or settles them … English World dictionary
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