he cut a striking figure

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• cut a fine figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/​silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive …   Useful english dictionary

• cut a ridiculous figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/​silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive …   Useful english dictionary

• cut a … figure — cut a… ˈfigure idiom (of a person) to have a particular appearance • He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket. Main entry: ↑figureidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… …   English dictionary

• figure — I n. impression appearance 1) to cut a (fine) figure ( to make a strong impression ) 2) a conspicuous, dashing, fine, handsome, imposing, striking, trim figure (to cut a dashing figure) 3) a ridiculous, sorry figure person personage 4) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• figure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount/price ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ low ▪ double ▪ Four players reached double figures in the scoring column. ▪ accurate …   Collocations dictionary

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• Jack Black (rat catcher) — Jack Black was rat catcher and mole destroyer by appointment to Her Majesty Queen Victoria during the middle of the nineteenth century. Black cut a striking figure in his self made uniform of scarlet topcoat, waistcoat, and breeches, with a huge… …   Wikipedia

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