cut a figure | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To present an image; to make animpression.Tocuta fine/sorryfigure.1913,Jeffery Farnol, chapter 57, inThe Amateur Gentleman:Your desire was tocut a figurein the Fashionable World. Well, to-day you have your wish—to-day you are famous.1919,W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 27”, inThe Moon and Sixpence,[New York, N.Y.]:Grosset & Dunlap Publishers[…],→OCLC:Dirk Stroevecut such an absurd figurethat I felt inclined to laugh.1950,The Crisis,page647:As a leader of the free world the United Statescuts an unconvincing figurewith its racial segregation.2010September 9, Karl Vick, “Israel's Military on the Spot Over Activist's Death”, inTime:Composed and genial, the Corriescut an impressive figurein the sun-drenched Haifa courthouse.2024April 24, Helene Cooper, “NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:Standing in a field at an army barracks in Poznan, Poland, and wearing the black Stetson that is customary for the 2nd Cavalry, Colonel McChrystalcut a figureboth commanding and incongruous.

Examples:

EN: We can paint a picture, cut a figure out of stone. Write a sonnet. 'Or have Allida just stand there and be them all.'
ES: Podemos pintar un cuadro, esculpir una figura, escribir un soneto, o dejar que Allida sea las tres cosas.
EN: He cut a figure dignified and prim
ES: Tenía una figura digna y remilgada.
EN: At 6, Bruce Lee the actor has cut a figure in Chinese moviedom
ES: A los 6 años, Bruce Lee el actor ha reducido una cifra en el movimiento chino
EN: She had some absurd notion that I would cut a figure in the world.
ES: Tenía la idea absurda de que yo sería alguien.
EN: Brezhnev arrived in Helsinki, keen to cut a figure among leaders from East and West.
ES: Brezhnev llegó a Helsinki, entusiasmado por figurar entre los líderes del Este y el Oeste.
EN: She amended the report and said that the unsub cut a figure 8 into his victims' wrists.
ES: Manipuló el informe y dijo que el sudes cortó un número 8 en las muñecas de sus víctimas.
EN: Trying to cut a figure 5
HI: 5 एक गौण निकालें
EN: I cut a figure from a magazine and used it [...]
HI: मैंने एक ग्रंथ को टाल दिया, और उसकी . . .
EN: That guy wants to cut a figure again.
ID: Anak itu ingin merebut perhatian lagi.
EN: She amended the report and said that the UnSub cut a figure 8 into his victims' wrists.
ID: Dia ubah laporan dan menulis, pelaku menggoreskan angka 8 ke pergelangan tangan korban.
EN: As I cut a figure like this, I don't know if others have a complaint about me.
ID: Tidak tahu apa mereka merasa keberatan karena aku terlalu menonjol.
EN: You just wanted to cut a figure yourself but broke the rhythm of the whole team.
ID: Kamu hanya ingin menonjolkan diri dan merusak tempo keseluruhan.
ID: Kamu hanya ingin menonjolkan diri dan merusak tempo keseluruhan.
EN: Not long ago, I told you the student who got the correct answer to the club member selection problem would cut a figure soon.
ID: Aku pernah bilang siswa yang memecahkan soal tes masuk klub matematika pasti akan berbeda.
EN: First, cut a figure out of the wood, choosing one of the samples provided by the game.
TE: మొదట ఏ బృందం వెళుతుందో నిర్ణయిస్తుంది మరియు జట్టు నుండి ఒక క్రీడాకారుడు కోల్డ్ నుండి ఒక గమనికను ఎంపిక చేసుకోండి.
EN: To cut a figure at the Ballet Russe
TE: రష్యన్ భాషపై ఒక క్విజ్ అప్ గీయడం

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