English Dictionary

shoot one's cuffs

/ʃuːt wʌnz kʌfs/

verb

To straighten one's arms with a sudden movement to make the cuffs of one's shirt appear beyond the sleeves of one's coat or jacket.

He likes to shoot his cuffs when he wears a suit.

意味（1）

To straighten one's arms with a sudden movement to make the cuffs of one's shirt appear beyond the sleeves of one's coat or jacket.

Take a pretty young man from behind the desk or the counter. He must be possessed of consummate vanity. Teach him to shoot his cuffs, square his elbows, and brandish his pocket handkerchief.