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English
Verb
make a statement (third-person singular simple present makes a statement, present participle making a statement, simple past and past participle made a statement)
- (idiomatic) To implicitly communicate an idea, often through one's fashion choices.
- Synonym: send a message
2001 April, David Foster Wallace, “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage”, in Harper's Magazine:As we sometimes also say about elements of fashion and etiquette, the way you use English "Makes a Statement" or "Sends a Message" — even though these Statements/Messages often have nothing to do with the actual information you're trying to transmit.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, a, statement.
His attorney is expected to make a statement tomorrow.
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