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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ŽIvko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Atkins	['ætkinz]
Conor	KAHN-ər (English)	Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Bogomil	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Konstantin	KAWN-stahn-teen (German), kahn-stahn-TEEN (Russian)	German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Tatianna	ta-tee-AN-ə, ta-TYAN-ə	English (Modern)