draw yourself up Значение & определение

Значение на draw yourself up на български

• 0 to make yourself look bigger by standing straight with your shoulders back, usually to try to seem more important:

  • Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.

• 1 to make yourself stand straight with the shoulders back:

  • She drew herself up like the Statue of Liberty and lifted an arm over her head.