flick through (something)

flick through (something)

To casually read through a document, magazine, or book without paying close attention to it. I had just started flicking through a magazine when the receptionist called my name.
See also: flick, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flick through something

to turn quickly through the pages of something. Colleen flicked through the magazine, looking only at the advertisements. I have only had time to flick through the manuscript, but it looks okay.
See also: flick, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • flick through
  • flip through
  • flip through (something)
  • glance through
  • glance through (something)
  • have (one's) nose in a magazine
  • thumb through
  • thumb through (something)
  • leaf through
  • leaf through (something)