Make+a+figure
121cut\ a\ figure — v. phr. To make a favorable impression; carry off an activity with dignity and grace. With his handsome face and sporty figure, Harry cuts quite a figure with all the ladies …
122(a) figure of fun — a figure of fun british phrase someone who is laughed at by other people Thesaurus: people who make others laugh or are fun to be withsynonym Main entry: figure …
123a figure of fun — a person who people laugh at and make jokes about in an unkind way He was a figure of fun around town. • • • Main Entry: ↑fun …
124To make one's mark — Mark Mark, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. m[ae]rke; cf. Lith. margas party colored. [root]106, 273. Cf. {Remark}.] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line,… …
125Ploce (figure of speech) — A ploce is a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis. Examples: * In that great victory, Caesar was Caesar ! * Make war upon themselves brother to brother / Blood to blood, self against self. Richard III, by… …
126balancing figure — A figure that is inserted to make one total equal another. See: balance, balance off …
127balancing figure — An item inserted into a *general ledger account, a *trial balance, or a *balance sheet in order to make the totals of *debit and *credit entries agree with each other. The inclusion of a balancing figure in a trial balance is sometimes used to… …
128To make a lip — Lip Lip (l[i^]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[ae]be, Sw. l[ a]pp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. {Labial}.] 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other… …
