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to cut a fine figure

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  • cut a fine figure — British, American & Australian, old fashioned, British, old fashioned if someone cuts a fine figure, people admire their appearance, usually because they are wearing attractive clothes. Giles cut a fine figure in his black velvet suit. Lucy cut a …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut a fine figure — look very good in your clothes, look sharp    When Dee was in her twenties she cut a fine figure in this fur jacket …   English idioms

  • 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 — To make a bold impression through one s appearance • • • Main Entry: ↑figure * * * cut a figure ◇ If you cut a fine/dashing/heroic (etc.) figure, you look very good and impressive. He cut a fine figure in his officer s uniform. • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful 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

  • cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • figure — /ˈfɪgə / (say figuh) noun 1. a written symbol other than a letter. 2. a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral. 3. an amount or value expressed in numbers. 4. (plural) the use of numbers in calculating: poor at figures. 5. form or shape,… …  

  • cut — I. verb (cut; cutting) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument b. to hurt the feelings of c. to strike sharply with a cutting effect d …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… …   English World dictionary

  • cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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