flatter one's figure

flatter one's figure
flatter one's figure
Fig. [for clothing] to make one look thin or to make one's figure look better than it is. •

The lines of this dress really flatter your figure.

The trousers had a full cut that flattered Maria's figure.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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