style it out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To pretend not to be embarrassed; to deny that an embarrassing thing ever happened.
British usage
Example Sentences
- "You’ve got to fake it until you make it. It’s an oldie but a goodie, because it's true. Many people worry about walking into a room full of strangers, but you have to style it out, appear confident. Everyone will fall for it, and suddenly the reality takes over and you are confident."
- "Emergency: One trips while being taken up the aisle. Solution: Style it out. Turn that tumble into a dance move, and keep it up all the way to the altar."
- "Is this the smoothest newsreader ever? Joanna Gosling more than made up for missing her cue on BBC News this morning (October 27) with a suave recovery. Gosling was late to start her report, but styled it out with a smooth "belated good morning"."
Usage
- British usage