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"To tense and bend one's flexor muscles."
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"_dis1": "94 6",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiù jīròu",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "秀肌肉"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "verrytellä"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "pullistella"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
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"word": "prężyć muskuły"
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"roman": "naprjagátʹ múskuly",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "напряга́ть му́скулы"
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"roman": "izgibátʹ mýšcy",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "изгиба́ть мы́шцы"
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"ref": "2010 January 21, “Choppy waters”, in The Economist",
"text": "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.",
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"ref": "2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "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.",
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"To show off one's strength or skills."
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"(figuratively) To show off one's strength or skills."
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"sense": "to make a show of strength",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "Muskeln spielen lassen"
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"sense": "to make a show of strength",
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"roman": "igrátʹ múskulami",
"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "игра́ть му́скулами"
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"roman": "demonstrírovatʹ sílu",
"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "демонстри́ровать си́лу"
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"word": "flex one's muscles"
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"ref": "2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "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.",
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"roman": "xiù jīròu",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "秀肌肉"
},
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"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "verrytellä"
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"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "pullistella"
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"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "prężyć muskuły"
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"roman": "naprjagátʹ múskuly",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "напряга́ть му́скулы"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izgibátʹ mýšcy",
"sense": "to tense and bend one's flexor muscles",
"word": "изгиба́ть мы́шцы"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "pullistella"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "Muskeln spielen lassen"
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"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"tags": [
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"word": "prężyć muskuły"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrátʹ múskulami",
"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "игра́ть му́скулами"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "demonstrírovatʹ sílu",
"sense": "to make a show of strength",
"word": "демонстри́ровать си́лу"
}
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"word": "flex one's muscles"
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