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flounce

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flounce in

To move into some place or thing in a bouncy or spasmodic manner. That girl flounced in like she owned the place—typical of someone who's underage. If you want to keep this job, you can't just flounce in here an hour late! We know you flounced in past curfew last night—that's why you're grounded.
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flounce into (some place)

To move into some place or thing in a bouncy or spasmodic manner. That girl flounced into the bar like she owned the place—typical of someone who's underage. If you want to keep this job, you can't just flounce into the office an hour late! We know you flounced into the house past curfew last night—that's why you're grounded.
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flounce out

To move out of some place or thing in a bouncy or spasmodic manner. Jenna's annoyance was evident by how she flounced out. If you want to keep this job, you can't just flounce out an hour early! When we refused to charge her mother's credit card, the teen girl rolled her eyes and flounced out of the store.
See also: flounce, out

flounce out of (some place)

To move out of some place or thing in a bouncy or spasmodic manner. Jenna's annoyance was evident by how she flounced out of the place. If you want to keep this job, you can't just flounce out of the office an hour early! When we refused to charge her mother's credit card, the teen girl rolled her eyes and flounced out of the store.
See also: flounce, of, out
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flounce in (to some place)

to move into a place with exaggerated or jerky motions. A couple of teenagers flounced into the store and started examining the most expensive merchandise. They flounced in and caught the eye of the security guard.
See also: flounce

flounce out (of some place)

to bounce or bound out of some place. She turned up her nose and flounced out of the shop. She flounced out in anger.
See also: flounce, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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I'm proud to be British because this is the only country I know where girls force themselves to flounce around in mini-skirts in a beer garden, even on a freezing, rain-spattered night.
Supply teacher Judith Cookson told the TES: "There are too many anger management people and their ilk who give children the idea that it is their right to flounce out of lessons for time out because they have problems with their temper.
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