I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick
▪ deft
VERB + FLICK
▪ give (sth)
▪
The fish gave a quick ~ of its tail.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪ ~ of
▪
With a ~ of his wrist he removed the ash from the end of his cigarette.
PHRASES
▪ at the ~ of a switch
▪
Heat is available at the ~ of a switch (= instantly) .
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ casually
▪ nervously
▪ quickly
▪ away , back
PREPOSITION
▪ across
▪
His tongue ~ed nervously across dry lips.
▪ from
▪
He casually ~ed away some dust from his jacket.
▪ off
▪
She ~ed the ash off her cigarette.
▪ over
▪
His eyes ~ed quickly over the screen.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth open
▪
She snatched up her briefcase and ~ed it open.
PHRASAL VERB
flick through sth
ADVERB
▪ absent-mindedly , casually , idly
▪
She ~ed idly through a magazine.
▪ quickly
Flick is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye , ↑ gaze , ↑ tongue
Flick is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ash , ↑ cigarette , ↑ ear , ↑ hair , ↑ lighter , ↑ switch , ↑ tail , ↑ thumb , ↑ whip