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Regina Tuyen Le
2021-06-26 12:06
Be a fine figure of a (man or woman) British proverb
In some situations, the adjective "fine" can be replaced by other adjectives such as dazzling, magnificent, lovely, nice to describe the attractive appearance of someone.
Used to refer to someone who has physical attractiveness
Tarzan is a fine figure of a man.
Jane was a fine figure of a woman when she was young.
Used to compliment or praise someone for doing something, or being a very special person or an invaluable person
Used to imply that a person's appearance is extremely neat and tidy
Someone makes an attempt to seem more important, more intelligent, or of a higher class than you really are, usually through their manner, affectation, appearance, or behavior.
Extremely thin and emaciated
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase comes from a statement of a character named Bunthorne: "you're a fine figure of a woman!" in Patience, also known as Bunthorne's Bride by W. S. Gilbert.
Do you see anything wrong?
It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
