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cut a dash

cut a dash verb: to make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.

Verb

cut a dash (third-person singular simple present cuts a dash, present participle cutting a dash, simple past and past participle cut a dash)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.

Forms of cut a dash

third-person singular presentcuts a dash
present participlecutting a dash
past participlecut a dash
pastcut a dash

Questions about cut a dash

What does cut a dash mean?
Cut a dash means to make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.
What part of speech is cut a dash?
Cut a dash is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut a dash?
The past tense of cut a dash is cut a dash.

Words near cut a dash in the dictionary

  1. Cusumanos
  2. CUSUMs
  3. Cusworth
  4. cut
  5. cut a caper
  6. cut a dash
  7. cut a deal
  8. cut a feather
  9. cut a figure
  10. cut a rug
  11. cut a shine

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