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Phrase(s): flick out
1. [for the ends of a flame] to reach out as the flame burns. • The flames of the campfire flicked out and threatened the cold fingers that were too close. • The flames flicked out from the burning house and set a nearby tree on fire. 2. [for the tongue of a reptile] to come out suddenly. • The snake’s tongue flicked out regularly. • The lizard’s tongue flicked out, grabbed the insect and ate it., Phrase(s): flick something out
[for a reptile] to push out its tongue quickly. • The lizard flicked its tongue out repeatedly. • The lizard kept flicking out its tongue at regular intervals.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs