Collocations for "flip"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flip" in context.
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flip
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- with a flip of [his, the] hand
- with a (defiant) flip of her hair
- [dismissed, rejected] with a flip of his hand
- a flip of the [omelet, tortilla, pan]
- give the [omelet] a (quick) flip
- decide with the flip of a coin
- decided [with, by] a coin flip
- and the coin flip is [heads, tails]
- the coin flip came up [heads]
- my [stomach, heart] did a little flip
- celebrated the [goal, touchdown, home run] with a flip
- performed a [double, triple, back] flip
- was doing (back) flips
- nailed the (back) flip
- a quick flip through the [paper, magazine, cookbook]
- there was quite a flip in their [policies, position, platform]
- flip a [pancake, burger, steak]
- flip [the, a] switch
- flip a coin (to decide)
- let's flip (a coin) for it
- the [car, truck] flipped over
- flip [it] [over, upside down, around]
- flip the image [horizontally, vertically, 180 degrees]
- flip through (the pages of) a [book, magazine, newspaper]
- my parents [are going to, will] flip (when they find out)
- [he, my parents] flipped out
- I've flipped for you
- you're going to flip over this
- I think you've flipped
- you must have flipped
- slang, vulgar: flipped him [the finger, the bird, off]
- the fish flipped and flopped
- [write, draw] on a flip chart
- the flip side of the [vinyl, LP, record]
- the flip side of [his virtue, their optimism]
'flip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):