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beau geste
[boh zhest]
plural
beaux gestesa fine or noble gesture, often futile or only for effect.
beau geste
/ bo ʒɛst /
noun
a noble or gracious gesture or act, esp one that is meaningless
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beau geste1
Example Sentences
Karla: While opening his home was a beau geste on your friend’s part, closing the door to his boss guest is easier said than done.
Unfortunately, Mr. Obama’s penchant for the beau geste carries a high price for Americans, not to mention other, less fortunate citizens of the world.
Still, in city politics, even the beau geste can be fraught.
"It wasn't a beau geste," Laurent Jalabert, the retired French grand tour winner who now commentates for TV, said as last night's stage ended.
The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ... toujours le beau geste.
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