cut a figure
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To present an image; to make an impression.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 27:
- Dirk Stroeve cut such an absurd figure that I felt inclined to laugh.
- 1950, The Crisis, page 647 ↗
- As a leader of the free world the United States cuts an unconvincing figure with its racial segregation.
- 2010 Sep. 9, Karl Vick, "[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2017162,00.html Israel's Military on the Spot Over Activist's Death]," Time:
- Composed and genial, the Corries cut an impressive figure in the sun-drenched Haifa courthouse.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 27:
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