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Meaning of style it out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To appear confident.
  2. To pretend not to be embarrassed; to deny that an embarrassing thing ever happened.
    British

Examples

“You’ve got to fake it until you make it. It’s an oldie but a goodie, because it's true. Many people worry about walking into a room full of strangers, but you have to style it out, appear confident. Everyone will fall for it, and suddenly the reality takes over and you are confident.”
“Emergency: One trips while being taken up the aisle. Solution: Style it out. Turn that tumble into a dance move, and keep it up all the way to the altar.”
“Is this the smoothest newsreader ever? Joanna Gosling more than made up for missing her cue on BBC News this morning (October 27) with a suave recovery. Gosling was late to start her report, but styled it out with a smooth "belated good morning".”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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