flip open

phrasal verb

flipped open; flipping open; flips open
: to open or to cause (something) to open with a quick movement
Her notebook flipped open.
She flipped open her notebook.

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When recovered, the rifle was loaded with high-powered ammunition capable of piercing standard body armor and ready to fire, with the scope caps flipped open, the selector lever set to fire and a round chambered. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025 The case flips open and the buds slot in vertically with their stems pointing down. PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Flip open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20open. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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