flip

ひっくり返す、切り替える

物をひっくり返したり、小さな素早い動作で切り替えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To turn something over or move it quickly with a small movement.

• Flip the pancake now.
• She flipped the card over to read the answer.
• He flipped the switch and the lights came on.

使い方： flip something over (Flip the paper over and sign your name.)

類義語： turn over, flick

よく使う表現： flip something over, flip a switch, flip a pancake

ひっくり返る

物が急に裏返ったり、転倒したりする。

やさしい英語で： If something does this, it turns over quickly.

• The boat flipped over.
• Their car flipped when it hit the barrier.
• The board flipped in the wind and landed upside down.

使い方： flip over (The canoe flipped over in the rough water.)

類義語： overturn, turn over

よく使う表現： flip over, flip upside down

弾き上げる

親指と別の指で小さな物を弾き、回転させながら空中に飛ばす。

やさしい英語で： To send a small object spinning into the air with your thumb and finger.

• Let’s flip a coin.
• She flipped a coin and caught it.
• He flipped the token into the air with his thumb.

類義語： toss

よく使う表現： flip a coin, flip something up

キレる、取り乱す

突然ひどく怒ったり動揺したりして、自分を抑えられなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become extremely angry or upset.

• Dad will flip when he sees this mess.
• She flipped out after losing her phone.
• I nearly flipped when I heard the repair cost.

使い方： flip out (He flipped out when someone scratched his car.)

類義語： lose it, go crazy

よく使う表現： flip out, really flip

司法取引に応じる

有利な扱いを受けるため、自分の共犯者に不利な証言や証拠を出す。

やさしい英語で： To give evidence against other people involved in your crime in exchange for better treatment.

• One gang member agreed to flip.
• The suspect flipped on his boss to get a shorter sentence.
• Police hoped another prisoner would flip before the trial.

使い方： flip on someone (He flipped on his partners after the police arrested him.)

類義語： turn informer

よく使う表現： flip on someone, agree to flip

宙返り

跳び上がり、空中で体を一回転させること。

やさしい英語で： A jump in which your body turns completely over in the air.

• She did a flip on the trampoline.
• His first flip ended with a perfect landing.
• Can you do two flips in a row?

類義語： somersault

よく使う表現： do a flip, forward flip, back flip

素早い動き

手や手首などを小さく素早く動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： A small, sudden movement, often of the hand or wrist.

• A flip of her wrist opened the fan.
• He moved his hair with a flip of his head.
• One quick flip sent the paper across the desk.

類義語： flick

よく使う表現： quick flip, flip of something, wrist flip

投げ上げ、ひっくり返し

物を裏返す動作。空中に投げ上げて行うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： An action that turns an object over, often by tossing it into the air.

• A coin flip decided who went first.
• He turned the pancake with one flip.
• After several flips, the card landed face up.

類義語： toss

よく使う表現： coin flip, flip of something, single flip