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Discover LudwigThe phrase "flip open" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It typically refers to the action of quickly and easily opening something, such as a book or a laptop. Example: As soon as she received the package, she eagerly flipped open the book to the first page and started reading.
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Trapdoors flip open, doors pop up.
They flip open with a slow, exacting movement.
You do use it, though — especially when you flip open the optional keyboard.
Yet flip open its number pad and there's a Qwerty keyboard.
Next I flip open my phone and check for last night's Dodgeball messages.
When a silver-spoon appliance needs help, he said, "you can't just flip open the Yellow Pages.
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But these days the cooler has wheels and a flip-open table top.
Many believe the flip-open communicators also seen in that first "Star Trek" series inspired the design of clamshell mobile phones.
While such companies as Samsung, Sharp and Motorola have been successful with their flip-open handsets, Nokia has stuck with conventional flat-faced designs.
It's a mobile device that is a cell phone with a flip-open screen, a keyboard and has great instant-messaging.
Our Maybach 62 test vehicle had wedge-shaped flip-open makeup mirrors designed to fit into small slots in hidden on-door compartments.
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