cut a wide swath (English, verb)
expansion: cut a wide swath (third-person singular simple present cuts a wide swath, present participle cutting a wide swath, simple past and past participle cut a wide swath)
Senses:
glosses: To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.
tags: US
glosses: To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.
tags: US
figuratively
idiomatic
Forms:
form: cuts a wide swath
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting a wide swath
tags: participle
present
form: cut a wide swath
tags: participle
past
form: cut a wide swath
tags: past
form: cut a wide swathe
tags: alternative