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styles it out

styles it out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of style it out.

Meaning of style it out

Verb

style it out (third-person singular simple present styles it out, present participle styling it out, simple past and past participle styled it out)

  1. To appear confident.
    • You’ve got to fake it until you make it. It’s an oldie but a goodie, because it's true. Many people worry about walking into a room full of strangers, but you have to style it out, appear confident. Everyone will fall for it, and suddenly the reality takes over and you are confident.2015 February 21, Abigail Radnor, quoting Beverley Knight, “How I get ready: Beverley Knight”, in The Guardian
  2. (UK) To pretend not to be embarrassed; to deny that an embarrassing thing ever happened.
    • Emergency: One trips while being taken up the aisle.
      Solution: Style it out. Turn that tumble into a dance move, and keep it up all the way to the altar.2011 April 29, Polly Hudson, “Advice for Kate Middleton: If anything goes wrong, style it out...”, in Daily Mirror

Questions about styles it out

What is styles it out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Styles it out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of style it out.

Words near styles it out in the dictionary

  1. stylephoriform
  2. stylephoriforms
  3. styler
  4. stylers
  5. styles
  6. styles it out
  7. styles of cause
  8. styles up
  9. stylesheet
  10. stylesheets
  11. styless

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