flip flop
ESL vocabulary CEFR |C1|INFORMAL vocabularyIDIOM ˈflip-flop verb (past tense and past participle flip-flopped, present participle flip-flopping) [intransitive]
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Advanced Persian Dictionary الکترونیک: فلیپ فلاپ،
کامپیوتر: باصدای چلپ چلوپ، حرکت تند پرنده وهواپیما، علمیات نرمش (دراکروبات)، چرخ فلک
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English Dictionary ˈflip-flop verb (
past tense and past participle flip-flopped,
present participle flip-flopping)
[intransitive] American English informal to change your opinion about something
—flip-flop noun [countable]:
an incredible political flip-flop [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idioms flip-flop [American]a complete change, especially from one decision or opinion to another. The government has made a policy flip-flop over arms sales. [American]a flip-flop - a complete change, especially from one decision or opinion to another. The Senator wouldn't dare flip-flop on the abortion issue - he'd lose too many votes. (often +
on)
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flip flop flip-flop1 v.,
informal To alternate the positions of; exchange the places of; switch.
The football coach had one play in which he flip-flopped his left halfback and fullback.flip-flop2 n.,
informal A complete change; a switch from one thing to an entirely different one.
John wanted to be a carpenter like his father, but when he saw the print shop he did a flip-flop and now he's learning printing.flip-flop3 adj. phr.,
informal Involving or using a change from one of two places, positions, or alternatives to the other.
The machine was controlled by a flip-flop switch. The football coach hoped to surprise his opponents by using a flip-flop offense. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲