A grand gesture
Hi,
"Manny once again tries to impress the girl at the mall that he originally wanted ten years ago, but is stopped before making an embarrassing "grand gesture."
What does a grand gesture mean?
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Gesture - "An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude: sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy. " ( AHD ) You can make a romantic gesture, like giving the girl a rose, or you can make a grand gesture, like singing her favorite song to her at the top of your lungs on a busy street. The whole song.
- Gesture - "An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude: sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
- " ( AHD ) You can make a romantic gesture, like giving the girl a rose, or you can make a grand gesture, like singing her favorite song to her at the top of your lungs on a busy street.
- The whole song.
- All three minutes twenty seconds of it.
- Americans don't use "grand" that way normally, but "grand gesture" is a collocation, "grand" meaning large and dramatic.
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Gesture - "An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude: sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy." (AHD)
You can make a romantic gesture, like giving the girl a rose, or you can make a grand gesture, like singing her favorite song to her at the top of your lungs on a busy street. The whole song. All three minutes twenty seconds of it. Americans
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