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English
Verb
flex one's muscles (third-person singular simple present flexes one's muscles, present participle flexing one's muscles, simple past and past participle flexed one's muscles)
- To tense and bend one's flexor muscles.
- (figuratively) To show off one's strength or skills.
2010 January 21, “Choppy waters”, in The Economist:But at a time of a growing perception in the West that China is flexing its muscles [...], countries closer to China’s shores also worry that it might be getting more assertive.
2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:Gomez's goals were his 10th and 11th of the season but only Hart's excellence prevented that total being extended, as the four-time European Cup winners flexed their muscles.
Translations
to tense and bend one's flexor muscles
to make a show of strength