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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。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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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
The tiny skiff seemed to cut a feather as it skimmed across the harbor.
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The tiny skiff seemed to cut a feather as it skimmed across the harbor.
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