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thumb through something

to quickly look at a pile of papers or the pages of a magazine or book. Quinn thumbed through his messages until he found the slip with Ritter's phone number on it. Bella had to wait for Jill so she passed the time thumbing through magazines.

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throw up hands
throw weight around
throw your weight behind
throw/toss hat in the ring
thumb
thumb nose at

thumb through
thumbs down to
thumbs up to
thunder
thus far
tick
tick off
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