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
Will neither gingham nor brocade romp and cut a caper for us?
From Hints to Pilgrims by Brooks, Charles Stephen
I am so delighted that I would immediately cut a caper or two, were people not looking on, who would laugh at it.
From Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband by Molière
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)
