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go through the attitudes

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To act something out physically; to mime.

obsolete

Examples

“As we could only converse by signs, we had some difficulty in making them understand⟳ what was meant. Dick was the most successful. He […] went through the attitudes of letting down the line and hauling up a big fish⟳. The chief nodded his head and pointed to the sea, and allowed us to go down to the harbour.”
“Take⟳ the instrument used in winnowing corn, and go through all the attitudes of letting it down against the wind.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

go through the gears go through the mill go through the motions go through with go to go to bat

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