cut a caper
Example Sentences
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When Ann married his rival, Pierre cut a caper to hide his bleeding heart, took a job as soda-jerker to study character, saved his pay for his triumphal journey to Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
He peeped into the bag and cut a caper of delight when he saw the buns.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
He was observed to start suddenly up, and gaze into the sea eagerly for a few seconds; then he cut a caper, slapped his thigh, and ran hastily towards the tent.
From The Red Eric by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Flimnap, the treasurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the strait rope at least an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 5 by Patten, William
He would get up suddenly and cut a caper, rubbing his hands every time that the thought of your fresh laurels came into his head.
From The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson by Southey, Robert
