Idiom Breakdown

cut a wide swath

US American English

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Definition

To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.

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"Girls who like to cut a wide swath ought to come out to China, for they will have enough flattery and attention to turn their heads."
"During the two years that he [the Count] cut a wide swath in the city [Berlin] his name was constantly associated with that of some dancer, actress or other woman whose notoriety drew more attention than her talent."
"The company certainly cut a wide swath in a conservative industry."
"With his signature red beret and class-based rhetoric, president Hugo Chavez has cut a wide swath through this oil-rich but impoverished nation."

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