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flex muscles

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flex your muscles
if a person or an organization flexes their muscles, they take some action to let people know how powerful they are The latest bomb scare was just the terrorists flexing their muscles - showing us they haven't gone away.
See also: flex, muscle

flex your/its muscles
to act in a way that shows power or strength This very poor nation is beginning to flex its muscles as an important producer of coffee. Conservatives are flexing their muscles in local elections this fall.
See also: flex, muscle

flex your muscles

to use or increase your influence or power He was a very successful movie actor, but he's decided to flex his muscles on the stage for a while.
Usage notes: sometimes used with an adjective to show a particular kind of influence or power: The attorney general is flexing his legal muscles to enforce gun control laws.
Etymology: from the literal meaning of flex your muscles (to tighten your muscles)
See also: flex, muscle


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Between them, these parties have about 75 MPs and should they begin to flex muscles, the UPA which technically is in a minority -- it's strength is 263, nine short of a simple majority -- could be in trouble.
Nothing beats the joy you feel upon learning that you would be out to enjoy the air and the scenery as you strive to flex muscles and attain overall health and fitness.
Neither does it flex muscles to any great degree, so it follows that it's not going to get the adrenaline pumping.
 
 
 
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