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(nautical) To make the water foam in moving; in allusion to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows. / (colloquial) To make oneself conspicuous.
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cut a feather
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Source Word
cut a feather
Verb
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
(海上用語)船が進む際に水面に泡を立てること。船首から生じる波紋になぞらえた表現。 / (口語)目立つように振る舞うこと、自分を印象づける行動。
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