ridiculous

cut an [interesting/ridiculous/unusual etc.] figure

if someone cuts an interesting, ridiculous, unusual etc. figure, they seem interesting, ridiculous, unusual etc.. My Russian uncle cut an unusual figure among the very British audience.

See also: cut, figure, interesting

from the sublime to the ridiculous

from something that is very good or very serious to something that is very bad or silly. The evening went from the sublime to the ridiculous, an hour-long piano recital followed by two hours of karaoke.

See also: from, sublime

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from the ridiculous to the sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous

See also: from, sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous

from something that is very good to something that is very bad or silly. The performances at the festival ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Usage notes: also used in the form from the ridiculous to the sublime

See also: from, sublime