单词 | to figure away, off |
释义 | > as lemmasto figure away, off b. To make a distinguished appearance; to be conspicuous or notable. Also, to figure away, off: to ‘show off’. Cf. figure n. 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (intransitive)] > be worthy of notice to have some show1556 figure1749 to make history1830 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > make ostentatious display or show off [verb (intransitive)] brandishc1340 ruffle1484 braga1556 swash1556 flourish1563 flaunt1566 prank1567 prink1573 to shake, wag the feather1581 peacockize1598 air1605 display1608 to launch it out1608 flasha1616 to cut it out1619 flare1633 vapour1652 peacock1654 spark1676 to gallantrize it1693 bosh1709 glare1712 to cut a bosh1726 to show away1728 to figure away, off1749 parade1749 to cut a dashc1771 dash1786 to cut up1787 to cut a flash1795 to make, or cut, a splash1804 swank1809 to come out strong1825 to cut a spludge1831 to cut it (too) fat1836 pavonize1838 splurge1844 to do the grand1847 to cut a swath1848 to cut a splurge1860 to fan out1860 spread1860 skyre1871 fluster1876 to strut one's stuff1926 showboat1937 floss1938 style1968 1749 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Spirit Patriotism 233 Persons, who figured afterwards in the rebellion. 1763 C. Churchill Ghost iv. 143 Whilst my Lord figur'd at a race. 1771 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 150 Dr. King..came in, & figured away to his own satisfaction before Mr. Garrick. 1803 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 501 We shall get entangled in European politics, and figuring more, be much less happy. 1812 J. Foster Let. 7 Feb. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 426 Without obtaining, against the monopolists of the bar, even the opportunity of fairly figuring off in this jabber [sc.the law]. 1814 T. Chalmers Evid. Christian Revel. v. 147 Such a testimony would have figured away in all our elementary treatises. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 236/1 Yorkshire then begins to figure as a cloth-making county. < as lemmas |
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