“Really?” whispered Lily. “Definitely,” said Snape, and even with his poorly cut hair and his odd clothes, he struck an oddly impressive figure sprawled in front of her, brimful of confidence in his destiny.
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The phrase is 'to strike a figure': 36. to assume (an attitude or posture): He likes to strike a noble pose.
— Mister Micawber
The phrase is 'to strike a figure': 36.
to assume (an attitude or posture): He likes to strike a noble pose.
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