flop : Idioms & Phrases


belly flop

  • noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
    belly flopper; belly whopper; belly whop.
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belly-flop

  • verb dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
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flip-flop

  • noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
    turnaround; change of mind; reversal; turnabout.
  • noun a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
    thong.
  • noun an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
  • noun a backward somersault
  • verb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    interchange; alternate; flip; switch; tack.
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fosbury flop

  • noun jumping over the bar backwards and head first
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