thumb through something
Definition: to turn the pages of something, e.g. a book, quickly
Example: She spent half an hour in the bookshop thumbing through fashion magazines.
Derivative: thumb-through (noun)
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- come across
- help off/on with
- scrape along/by (on)
- thumb through
- fill in (for)
- parcel out
- do away with
- plan out
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