flip through

1. Browse through, as in She flipped through the magazine while she waited. This expression uses flip in the sense of “turn over pages.”

Example Sentences

And even after 16 seasons, the cast says they are just as excited to flip through new scripts and record episodes together as they were when they started.

From Los Angeles Times

Have a cup of tea, flip through a notebook.

From Los Angeles Times

“To watch Ridley draw is amazing. He’s such a visionary, from mind to pen to hand to paper. You can flip through his storyboards and see the whole movie. It’s truly an art form, and that’s essentially what you’re getting from comics,” said Moran.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s more like a flip through a postcard rack.

From Los Angeles Times

Sure, I’ll still flip through my kids’ catalogs, but I feel a sense of relief knowing I won’t spend entire days scouring the web for a few bucks off a figure I will never open.

From Salon

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