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Sunday, March 20, 2016
throw shapes
throw
shapes
(
Ireland
,
idiomatic
,
slang
)
To act
tough
or put up a
front
. For example, to
threaten
a person by making "
karate
chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
(
Ireland
,
idiomatic
,
slang
)
To
dance
.
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