- strut stuff
- strut (your) stuff
informal, humorous
to show your skill at doing something that involves movement, especially dancing.
I thought you'd be up there on the dance floor, strutting your stuff!
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
strut stuff
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strut your stuff — informal phrase to show people how good you are at doing something, or how attractive you look Let’s go and strut our stuff on the dance floor. Thesaurus: to boast or show offsynonym Main entry: strut * * * strut your stuff … Useful english dictionary
strut your stuff — strut (your) stuff informal, humorous to show your skill at doing something that involves movement, especially dancing. I thought you d be up there on the dance floor, strutting your stuff! … New idioms dictionary
stuff — [[t]stʌ̱f[/t]] ♦♦ stuffs, stuffing, stuffed 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing … English dictionary
stuff — 1 /stVf/ noun (U) 1 SUBSTANCE informal a kind of substance or material: What s that stuff you re drinking? | The dress was made of silky stuff. 2 THINGS informal a number of different things: How do you think you re going to fit all that stuff… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strut — strut1 [ strʌt ] verb intransitive to walk in an especially confident and proud way: strut around: Phyllis struts around like she owns the place. strut your stuff INFORMAL to show people how good you are at doing something, or how attractive you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strut one’s stuff — tv. to walk proudly and show off one’s best features or talents. □ Get out there on that stage and strut your stuff! □ I’m going to strut my stuff and become a star … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
strut — strut1 [strʌt] v past tense and past participle strutted present participle strutting [: Old English; Origin: strutian [i] to make an effort ] 1.) to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
strut — [[t]strʌ̱t[/t]] struts, strutting, strutted 1) VERB (disapproval) Someone who struts walks in a proud way, with their head held high and their chest out, as if they are very important. [V prep/adv] He struts around town like he owns the place. ●… … English dictionary
strut — {{11}}strut (n.) supporting brace, 1580s, perhaps from STRUT (Cf. strut) (v.), or a cognate word in O.N. or Low Ger. (Cf. Low Ger. strutt rigid ); ultimately from P.Gmc. *strutoz , from root *strut (see STRUT (Cf. strut) (v.)). {{12}}strut (v.)… … Etymology dictionary
strut — strut1 strutter, n. /strut/, v., strutted, strutting, n. v.i. 1. to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. v.t. 2. strut one s stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one… … Universalium
