COLLOCATION OF THE DAY -FLICK -

flicker noun

ADJ. faint, slight, small, tiny She caught the faintest flicker of amusement on his face.
 | brief, momentary | last (often figurative) The secret police were determined to stamp out the last flickers of academic freedom.
VERB + FLICKER give The candle gave one last flicker and went out. | show | catch, notice, see | detect, feel She felt a brief flicker of jealousy.
FLICKER + VERB cross sth A flicker of guilt crossed his face. 
 | catch your eye A flicker of movement caught her eye and she turned her head.
PREP. with a ~ of ‘He'll soon be here,’ she thought, with a flicker of excitement.  
without a ~ of She spoke without any flicker of fear. | ~ of
PHRASES the flicker of a candle/flame The brief flicker of a candle flame caught our eye
s. | the flicker of an eyelid, a flicker of sb's/the eyes Her only reaction was a slight flicker of her eyes. | a flicker of hope/interest European stock markets showed barely a flicker of interest in the election result. | a flicker of light/movement He saw a flicker of light in the darkness. 
 | a flicker of recognition The witness stared at the accused but she showed not a flicker of recognition. |
 a flicker of a smile I noticed a flicker of a smile on her face.

flicker verb

ADV. briefly, for a moment, momentarily | nervously Her eyes flickered nervously in anticipation. | (on and) off, out The lights flickered on and off.
PREP. across/over His gaze flickered over her.
PHRASES flicker into life The television screen flickered into life. | flicker open Katherine's eyes flickered open.

flick noun

ADJ. quick
VERB + FLICK give (sth) The fish gave a quick flick of its tail.
PREP. with a ~ With a flick of his wrist he removed the ash from the end of his cigarette. | ~ of
PHRASES at the flick of a switch Heat is available at the flick of a switch (= instantly, by simply switching on the electricity).

flick verb

ADV. casually | nervously | quickly | away, back
PREP. across His tongue flicked nervously across dry lips. | from He casually flicked away some dust from his jacket. | off She flicked the ash off her cigarette. | over His eyes flicked quickly over the screen.
PHRASES flick sth open She snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open. PHRASAL VERBS flick through sth
ADV. absent-mindedly, casually, idly She flicked idly through a magazine. | quickly

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