flip off
To make a rude or obscene gesture at someoneTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.
» Tom flipped off the lights.
Tom schaltete die Lichter aus.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, transitive)To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.
Would you believe he flipped me off over that comment?
He was so pissed he flipped off the policeman.
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показа́ть оскорби́тельный жестpokazátʹ oskorbítelʹnyj žest, показа́ть сре́дний па́лецpokazátʹ srédnij pálec
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flip, off.
Examples
8 sentencesTom flipped off the lights.
deTom schaltete die Lichter aus.
Ziri flipped the light off again.
Yanni flipped off the lights and got out of there.
Tom got so angry that he flipped off the other driver.
ruТом так разозлился, что показал другому водителю фак.
He flipped me off.
Translations
5 languagesForms
flips off, flipping off, flipped off, flipped off| Base form | flip off · to flip off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flips off |
| Present participle | flipping off |
| Past simple | flipped off |
| Past participle | flipped off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb