throw shapes

Verb

Ireland idiomatic slang

(Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.

Japanese Meaning

虚勢を張る、見せかけの強さを装う / 威勢を張る、強がる振る舞いをする / 格好をつけて脅しをかける

What is this buttons?

When the bully cornered him, Mark started to throw shapes, waving his hands as if he knew karate.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

いじめっ子に追い詰められたとき、マークは強がってまるで空手ができるかのように手を振り回し始めた。

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Sense（1）

(Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.

Sense（2）

(Ireland, idiomatic, slang) To dance.

throws shapes

（ present singular third-person ）

throwing shapes

（ participle present ）

threw shapes

（ past ）

thrown shapes

（ participle past ）

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