eine gute / schlechte Figur machen

to cut a fine/poor figure

Türkçe: iyi/kötü bir izlenim bırakmak

Noun

Figur f.

Verb

machen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der junge Anwalt machte vor Gericht eine gute Figur.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to cut a fine/poor figure' – presenting oneself well or poorly. Neutral register. Use when someone handles a difficult situation gracefully. Very similar to 'eine Figur abgeben,' but slightly more about active behavior.

Other verbs that go with Figur

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine gute / schlechte Figur abgebento cut a fine/poor figure

All collocations with Figur

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone