verbal phr. (common).—To make an appearance, good or bad.
1759. STERNE, Tristram Shandy, vol. II., ch. ii. You will CUT NO contemptible FIGURE in a metaphysic circle.
1766. GOLDSMITH, The Vicar of Wakefield, ch. x. When Moses has trimmed them [the horses] a little, they will CUT A VERY TOLERABLE FIGURE.
1839. LEVER, Harry Lorrequer, ch. i. He certainly CUT A DROLL FIGURE.
