大摇大摆

dà yáo dà bǎi

to swagger; to strut in openly

Character by character

大dà
big

摇yáo
sway

大dà
big

摆bǎi
swing

他没买票，就大摇大摆地走了进去。

He swaggered straight in without a ticket.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Openly and brazenly, often somewhere you should not be. Frame: 大摇大摆地走.

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