Meaning of flex one's muscles | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To tense and bend one's flexor muscles.
   literally
2. To show off one's strength or skills.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“But at a time of a growing perception in the West that China is flexing its muscles [...], countries closer to China’s shores also worry⟳ that it might be getting more assertive.”

“Gomez's goals were his 10th and 11th of the season but only Hart's excellence prevented that total being extended, as the four-time European Cup winners flexed their muscles.”

CEFR level