Phrase guide
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verb
To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: blaze a trail, cut a swath
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: show off, swagger, throw one's weight around, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt, flex, floss, fluff one's feathers, gallery, high-side, let one's nuts hang, ostent, ostentate, preen, showboat, show away, strut, strut one's stuff, stunt, swag it out, swank, three-sheet, venditate, yaya
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
