throw some shapes

Definitions

1. To dance.
   slang
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, some, shapes.

Examples

“So put⟳ on your favourite tunes and throw⟳ some shapes.”

“By this time [he] has his shades on permanently, and sure enough he is soon up out of his seat to go and throw⟳ some shapes with the blonde woman at the far side.”

“Still not ready for bed? Then head to one of the nearby clubs and throw⟳ some shapes.”

“Kibria's paintings first throw⟳ some shapes into a geometric prominence, then quickly lead⟳ the viewer throught a complex of...”

“Granted, throwing some shapes on a page is pretty quick, but for your students to turn⟳ in a clean-looking diagram, they will have⟳ to put⟳ forth some effort.”

“It is possible to throw⟳ some shapes so that they have⟳ a perfectly acceptable base⟳ straight off the wheel, with very little finish⟳ work⟳.”

“Not that Block⟳ ignored the Hell Gate islands: his map throws some shapes into the pit of water between the Bronx and Long Island, below the Archipelagus, but it was years later, in 1639, that the so-called Manatus map (“Manhattan, located on the North River") depicted these islands accurately in size and shape⟳ and located them precisely in the places we know⟳ them to be.”

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