You cannot know a country's military strength until a final showdown occurs.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
Showdown — Smn Entscheidungskampf per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. showdown, eigentlich das Aufdecken der Karten beim Pokern , einer Zusammensetzung aus ne. show zeigen (Show) und ne. down hinunter, unten (aus ae … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Showdown — Single par Electric Light Orchestra extrait de l’album On the Third Day Face B In Old England Town Sortie octobre 1973 Enregistrement Studios De Lane Lea (Londres) … Wikipédia en Français
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
showdown — ► NOUN 1) a final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute. 2) (in poker or brag) the requirement at the end of a round that the players should show their cards to determine which is the strongest hand … English terms dictionary
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
Showdown — A showdown generally refers to the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor, but may also refer to: * Showdown (poker), the final round in a Poker match * Showdown (AFL), a derby match in the Australian Football… … Wikipedia
showdown — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ climactic, final ▪ The scene was set for the final showdown. ▪ dramatic, ultimate ▪ long awaited, looming … Collocations dictionary
