to flick sth

  • 21tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) …

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  • 22flip — flip1 [flıp] v past tense and past participle flipped present participle flipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(turn in the air)¦ 3¦(angry)¦ 4¦(turn a switch)¦ 5¦(turn pages)¦ 6 flip your lid Phrasal verbs  flip somebody<=>off …

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  • 23ash — noun 1 powder that is left after sth has burned ADJECTIVE ▪ glowing, hot, red hot, smouldering/smoldering ▪ the glowing ashes of the dying fire ▪ cold ▪ …

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  • 24whip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ riding ▪ bull, horse (usually horsewhip) ▪ leather VERB + WHIP ▪ cra …

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  • 25page — page1 W1S1 [peıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(paper)¦ 2¦(computer)¦ 3¦(young person)¦ 4 on the same page 5¦(boy)¦ 6¦(servant)¦ 7 a page in history ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2,4,7; Date: 1500 1600; : French; …

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  • 26touch-up — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: touch up 1. : an act or instance of touching up : retouch 2. : flick, hint * * * /tuch up /, n …

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  • 27page through something — ˌpage ˈthrough sth derived (NAmE) to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, etc. and look at them without reading them carefully or in detail Syn: ↑flick through something, Syn: ↑leaf through something …

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