Communication

style something out

pretend an embarrassment was intentional

To style something out means to act as if an embarrassing mistake was planned or does not matter.

B2 now and then mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You dropped your notes in front of everyone.

I know, but I styled it out and carried on talking.

Play the conversation

I walked into the wrong room, but I tried to style it out.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: style out something

Say: style something out

With this meaning, put the object between “style” and “out,” or use “style it out.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

style it out; style something out

Your turn: say it out loud

I walked into the wrong room, but I tried to style it out.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

style something out

pretend an embarrassment was intentional

“I walked into the wrong room, but I tried to style it out.”

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