cut a figure

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cut a figure

to create an image Wielding a knife and covered in blood, the actress cut a figure that was terrifying.

Usage notes: usually used with an adjective before figure: He was tall and slim and cut a handsome figure.

See also: cut, figure

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You want to cut a figure in the world, and I reckon Peter Featherstone is the only one you've got to trust to. Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context He should leave the army; he should go into Parliament; he should cut a figure in the fashion and in the state. Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context I wished to cut a figure among young men of fashion. The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context			curry favor curry favor with curry favour curse curse at curse for curse with curtain curtain off curtains for curtsy to curve curve to cushion cushion the blow cuss cuss a blue streak cuss out custody customer customer is always right cut cut a break cut a check cut a deal cut a figure cut a fine figure cut a rug cut a swath cut a swath through cut a wide swath cut above cut across cut along cut an [interesting etc.] figure cut and dried cut and paste cut and run cut around cut at cut away cut back cut back to cut both ways cut class cut coat according to cloth cut corners cut dead cut down cut down to cut down to size			cut cut cut Cut & paste Cut & paste Cut & paste Cut & Sew Complete Cut (album) Cut (album) Cut (album) Cut (album) cut (one's) losses cut (one's) losses cut (one's) losses cut (one's) losses cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut a big swath cut a break Cut a check Cut a check Cut a check cut a dash cut a deal cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a figure cut a fine figure cut a long story short Cut a Melon cut a ribbon cut a ribbon cut a ribbon cut a rug cut a swath cut a swath cut a swath through cut a swath through cut a swathe through cut a tape cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swathe cut above cut across cut across cut across cut adrift cut against the grain Cut All to Shreds cut along cut along Cut Amplified Noise cut an [interesting etc.] figure

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