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I am a woman I forgot about a flip-flop. It means change something, but also it is a type of a shoes. Hehe
Yes, I didn't think of those two.

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It's time to move on to another word. The new word is "out".

check it out
check-out counter
leave it out
take it out
take-out orders
out and about
out of the blue
out of nowhere
out to lunch
out back
outback
go all out
go out
talk something out
move out
have a falling out
speak out
outspoken
talk out loud


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back out of something - We can't back out of this now
back out onto the street
out of bread
out of rice
Get out of here.
try something out
give out
run out
buyout
burned out
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Hi,

If you don't know what it means, just ask.

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Let's start with the word "flip". How do we use "flip"? Here are a few ways.

flip a coin
flip out
flip an egg
flip a burger
flip a house
be flip

Thanks to this thread I’ve found flip through. Can it be considered a synonym of look through? What is its register?

flip on/off
flip through
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Thanks to this thread I’ve found flip through. Can it be considered a synonym of look through? What is its register?

flip on/off
flip through
The phrase "flip through" is similar to "look through", but "flip through" definitely, or most likely, only refers to pages in a book. We can apply "look through" to other things besides books. We can flip through the pages of a book and look through the pages of a book.

We can look through a window or a stack of photos, and we can look through a book. We can't flip through a window or a stack of photos. That would be a pretty cool trick if someone could "flip through a window".

flip on/off - I don't usually hear or say these, but they probably refer to using a switch to turn something on and off - I would guess or say.

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In regards to the post two above this one. I would say that the more commonly used phrase/expression would be to 'flick through' rather than 'flip through'.
My question is about, 'flip a house'. I am from England but have honestly never heard this phrase before. Is it an American saying?
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We can flip through the pages of a book and look through the pages of a book.
I was thinking of this meaning.

flip on/off - I don't usually hear or say these, but they probably refer to using a switch to turn something on and off - I would guess or say. Yes, that´s right.
Thanks for your explanation.
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In regards to the post two above this one. I would say that the more commonly used phrase/expression would be to 'flick through' rather than 'flip through'.
My question is about, 'flip a house'. I am from England but have honestly never heard this phrase before. Is it an American saying?
Yes, it's American. I guess it hasn't reached England yet. It means "buy a house and then sell it as soon as possible in order to make an immediate profit".

Here's a definition from Answers.com. The definition speaks of property, but we hear and use the expression "flip a house".

Flip: Definition from Answers.com

Purchase and immediate resale of property (within hours or days) at a quick profit. Often has a negative connotation, attributed to shysters who profit illegally or at the expense of an innocent party. In the early 1980s, land flips provided huge gains to speculators, ultimately causing losses to savings and loan associations. These were often facilitated by exaggerated appraisals and helped give rise to Firrea.
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