The expression "throw show off" usually has a negative connotation. This is what they say about a person who is trying to show that he is richer, smarter or more successful than he really is. In a word, he tries to make the most favorable impression on others.
Low self-esteem
One of the reasons for "show off" - low self-esteem. A man seeks to assert himself among others, to show that he is superior to them in something. When such an aspiration is observed in a teenager, there is nothing wrong with that. It is common for a person in his teens to seek his place in life, the desire for others to see him as a person. There are many ways to stand out from the crowd, from winning a competition to jumping from the third floor. Both require some personal qualities. For example, in the first case, this is knowledge and skills, and in the second, courage. In order to "throw show off", no qualities are needed. You can, for example, give cheap clothes for expensive, tell everyone and everyone that you are going to the Canary Islands this summer, or do something else like that. That is, to achieve that they began to envy you.
A person with a normal level of self-esteem usually does not need to pretend that he is better than he is.
Ponty - useful or harmful?
There are cases when it was the show off that made a person begin to work on himself. At first, he presented his wishful thinking, then it was too late to retreat, and in the end the man achieved success in the sphere he needed. Other cases are known. The man strove to seem better than he is, impressed those around him as rich, brave or lucky, very afraid of being exposed. For some, the desire to keep their secret causes serious complexes. Others, at the slightest risk of exposure, break off relationships and may even reach the point of crime.
Heavy complexes still do not occur very often. Most people, having left adolescence, lose the desire to "throw a show off."
