flick with
flick (something) with (something)
To graze something with something in particular. The cat flicked the Christmas tree branch with her tail and knocked off several ornaments. A: "How did you manage to knock that picture off the wall?" B: "I don't know, I only flicked it with my backpack!" Alexandra threw her head back and flicked me with her ponytail.
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flick something with something
to brush or knock something with something quickly or lightly. She flicked her finger at the fly that had lighted nearby. Tom flicked the vase with his sleeve and knocked it over.
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Once you've created your basic
flick with the angled liner, it's easy to go back and extend or thicken it with the pointy end of the nib - it's super precise.
The SRS has already sent a letter to
Flick with the request for him to submit his income declaration.
Hugh, who plays Wolverine in the upcoming flick, has also produced the
flick with wife Deboraa-Lee-Furness and pal John Palermo.
The prospect of the two Libyans suspected of planting the bomb finally being brought to trial in Scotland does not fill Mrs
Flick with optimism.
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