Press together phrase
To use force to push two or more people or things closely against each other.
When I leaned over to feed the kid, he pressed his lips together and pulled away.
I left the room when my sister and her boyfriend started pressing their noses and foreheads together.
He applied a liquid adhesive to some pieces of the broken vase and pressed them together.
The verb "press" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview