cut a wide swath

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cut a wide swath and cut a big swath

to seem important; to attract a lot of attention. In social matters, Mrs. Smith cuts a wide swath. Bob cuts a big swath whenever he appears in his military uniform.

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Swinging his bloody horns from side to side the beast cut a wide swath before him straight upward toward our seats. At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context More results

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