flounce in

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.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • flounce
  • flouncing
  • flounce into (some place)
  • flounce out of (some place)
  • flock in
  • flock in(to) (some place or thing)
  • barrel in
  • barrel in(to)
  • jump about
  • fly off
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Maximal extension of the knee resulted in disappearance of the meniscal flounce in 21 of 22 patients studied.
@dankszy: If you flounce in a strop from an office and there's nobody there to see or hear it, is it really a flounce in a strop?
Tape the flounce in place along the top and spread each slash 3" at the lower edge (5).