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〜てみせる: show by doing; make a point of
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Shows something by doing it, or states a firm resolve to do it.
Verb te-form + みせる. Demonstration: やってみせる (do it to show). Resolve: 絶対に勝ってみせる (I will win, just watch).
Examples
先生がやり方をやってみせてくれた。
The teacher showed us how to do it by doing it.
いつか世界一の剣士になってみせる。
Someday I will become the best swordsman in the world, just watch.