Wiktionary
cut a figure
vb. (context idiomatic English) To present an image; to make an impression.
Usage examples of "cut a figure".
Standing well over six feet, with a shock of unkempt black curly hair, a full, thick beard, and blue eyes that crossed well over the line of intense and into the realm of wild, Maisha cut a figure that Aydrian and the others would not soon forget.
The desire for freedom of movement, to cut a figure amongst their own people, and to tell their travellers' tales, induced these fortunate beings to forsake their good fortune.