flick on the afterburners
flick on the afterburners verb: synonym of switch on the afterburners.
Verb
flick on the afterburners (third-person singular simple present flicks on the afterburners, present participle flicking on the afterburners, simple past and past participle flicked on the afterburners)
- Synonym of switch on the afterburners.
- When Madueke flicked on the afterburners in the 101st minute, he worked half a yard on the outside against Nuno Mendes. The pair grappled and they wrestled before Madueke went down and Mendes fell on top of him.2026 May 30, David Hytner, “Paris Saint-Germain retain Champions League as Arsenal dream dashed in shootout”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 May 2026
- Synonyms:
- switch on the afterburners
Synonyms of flick on the afterburners
Forms of flick on the afterburners
| third-person singular present | flicks on the afterburners |
|---|---|
| present participle | flicking on the afterburners |
| past participle | flicked on the afterburners |
| past | flicked on the afterburners |
Questions about flick on the afterburners
- What does flick on the afterburners mean?
- Flick on the afterburners means synonym of switch on the afterburners.
- What part of speech is flick on the afterburners?
- Flick on the afterburners is a verb.
- What is the past tense of flick on the afterburners?
- The past tense of flick on the afterburners is flicked on the afterburners.
Words near flick on the afterburners in the dictionary
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