cut a figure



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gil (1)HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Dhananjay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Kemen-Basque
Teige-Irish
Tidir-Northern African, Berber
PaulaPOW-lah (German, Finnish, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese), PAW-oo-law (Hungarian)German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish,