cut a ridiculous figure

cut a ridiculous figure
cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase
to look very attractive/​silly etc

Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket.

Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractivesynonym beautiful
Main entry: cut

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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