Collocations for "flick"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flick" in context.
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flick
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- flick through (the pages of) a [book, magazine]
- flicked her hair out of her eyes
- flicked her hair off her face
- flicked his hair back
- her [eyes, gaze] flicked from side to side
- flicked it [off, away] (with her finger)
- flicked the [match, cigarette] away
- flicked the ash [off his cigarette, into the ashtray]
- flicked her on the [forehead, arm, nose]
- flicked out a [pocketknife, switchblade]
- flick the [switch, lights] [on, off]
- flick [on] the [switch]
- slang, vulgar: flicked him off
- a quick flick through the [paper, article]
- with the flick of his [wand, wrist]
- with just the flick of a switch
- UK: got a flick [in, to] the eye
- UK: [beaten, lashed] with the flick of a [towel, whip]
- UK, slang: going to the flicks to [watch, see]
- the latest [chick, sci-fi, horror] flick
'flick' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):