Put on the Dog——擺排場

** put on a flashy or showy display（進行顯眼或華麗的展示）; pretend one is very stylish or rich（假裝自己非常時尚或富有）; behave in an extravagant or pretentious manner（表現得奢侈或自命不凡）; act as if you are more important than you are（表現得好像你比實際情況更重要）

~~擺排場；耍派頭；擺架子；擺闊氣；炫耀自己；出風頭；誇大；誇張；裝腔作勢；打扮起來擺闊；擺臭架子

~~ show off; put on big looks; put on the ritz; put on airs; act high and mighty; be on the high horse; behave arrogantly; be full of oneself; flaunt one's wealth; be conceited; be haughty; be self-important; put on frills; put up a front; put on display

!! The new rich after the American Civil War wanted to be accepted by the upper classes; they copied a custom from the rich Europeans. They, especially the ladies, displayed their prosperity by keeping extravagantly pampered lapdogs, particularly King Charles and Blenheim spaniels, which were rather snooty-looking dogs.

美國南北戰爭後的新貴們想被上流社會接受，他們模仿了富有的歐洲人的風俗。他們尤其是女士們，通過飼養嬌貴的哈巴狗來顯示她們發跡，尤其是查理王小獵犬和布倫海姆獵犬，它們看起來相當傲慢。

>> The newly hired hosted a banquet to all the local public officials, about three hundred of them, but less than ten people knew him. What a putting on the dog!

這新入職的傢伙宴請本地約三百名公職人員，但認識他的人不到十人。太刻意擺排場了！

>> He always put on the dog in entertaining his old classmates, and orders the most expensive banquet in the city to show that he is very wealthy.

他總是在舊同學聚會時耍派頭請客兼訂全城最貴的餐宴，以表示自己非常富裕。

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