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Kilimanjaro Posted 19 years ago
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flick trousers
1 b 00 "To remove the dust, he flicked his trousers" 02 b 02 br
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00 Is this expression corrrect? What do you say to remove stain, dust etc. with a quick move of your hand/finger?And what about carpets or rugs or large pieces of cloth? Do you flick them too? Or hovering the carpets? 0-
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00 Is this expression corrrect? What do you say to remove stain, dust etc. with a quick move of your hand/finger?And what about carpets or rugs or large pieces of cloth? Do you flick them too? Or hovering the carpets? 0-
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0 If you "flick" something, you are removing something solid, not a stain. (Take your middle finger - press the nail of that finger against the pad of your thumb. ) 02 br 02 br 00 You can vacuum the rugs (in the US - I think it's more common to say "Hoover" in the UK?
- 0 If you "flick" something, you are removing something solid, not a stain.
- (Take your middle finger - press the nail of that finger against the pad of your thumb.
- ) 02 br 02 br 00 You can vacuum the rugs (in the US - I think it's more common to say "Hoover" in the UK?
- But I may be wrong) to get up the dirt and crumbs.
- To get out stains, you have to shampoo the rugs.
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0 If you "flick" something, you are removing something solid, not a stain. (Take your middle finger - press the nail of that finger against the pad of your thumb. Then let your thumb move out of the way so your middle finger moves quickly - that's flicking.) 02 br
02 br
00 You can vacuum the rugs (in the US - I think it's more common to say "Hoover" in the UK? But I may be wrong)
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00 You can vacuum the rugs (in the US - I think it's more common to say "Hoover" in the UK? But I may be wrong)
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