Vocabulary

What does 腕を振るう (うでをふるう) mean?

腕を振るう (うでをふるう) means to show off one’s skill, to exercise one’s talent fully (lit. to wield one’s arm).

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to show off one’s skill, to exercise one’s talent fully (lit. to wield one’s arm)

Example sentences

誕生日(たんじょうび)のパーティーで、父(ちち)が久(ひさ)しぶりに料理(りょうり)の腕(うで)を振(ふ)るった。
At the birthday party, my father showed off his cooking skills for the first time in a long while.