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Phrase(s): whip around
1. to reverse suddenly. (As with the tip of a whip.) • The rope suddenly whipped around and struck me in the face. • A branch whipped around and tore my shirt. 2. to turn around very quickly and suddenly. • John whipped around when he heard the noise. • Claire whipped around to face her opponent., Phrase(s): whip someone or something around
to cause someone or something to reverse direction quickly. • The roller coaster whipped around the riders, right and left, until they were almost sick. • The sharp turn whipped me around, but I wasn’t hurt.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs