CUT OF ONE'S JIB Definition & Meaning

cut of one's jib

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One's general appearance or personality, as in I don't like the cut of Ben's jib . In the 17th century the shape of the jib sail often identified a vessel's nationality, and hence whether it was hostile or friendly. The term was being used figuratively by the early 1800s, often to express like or dislike for someone.

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The good news is that if indeed you are capable of聽la ma卯trise de soi, the cut of one鈥檚 jib simply does not matter.

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Jib鈥�-boom, a boom or extension of the bowsprit, on which the jib is spread; Jib鈥�-door, a door flush with the outside wall, intended to be concealed.鈥擳he cut of one's jib, appearance.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

cut off with a shilling cut one's losses

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