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.
- 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)