flash about

flæʃ əˈbaʊt

Definition of flash about - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

showing off

show something off in a noticeable or boastful way

He likes to flash his new car about at parties.
She loves to flash about her designer handbag at parties.
They flash about their wealth to impress others.

flaunt

show off

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Expressions with flash

flash by

move past very quickly and for a short time

The train flashed by before I could see it.

flash mob

group organized online to gather suddenly in public for a brief act

A flash mob danced in the square and left quickly.

flash back

recall a past event suddenly and vividly

She flashed back to her childhood summers.

in a flash

adv.

very quickly without any delay

She finished her homework in a flash.

all flash and no substance

exp.

showy appearance without genuine quality

His style is all flash and no substance.

flash before one's eyes

appear quickly in one's mind

In that moment, his life flashed before his eyes.

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French:faire étalage de, ...
German:zur Schau stellen, ...
Italian:ostentare, ...
Spanish:presumir de, ...
Portuguese:exibir, ...
Chinese:炫耀, ...
Japanese:見せびらかす, ...
Arabic:تَفاخَرَ بِـ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁוִיץ בְּ, ...
Russian:хвастаться, ...
Ukrainian:вихвалятися, ...
Hindi:शेख़ी बघारना, ...
Bengali:জাহির করা, ...
Catalan:fer ostentació de, ...
Czech:vystavovat na odiv, ...
Danish:blære sig med, ...
Dutch:te koop lopen met, ...
Greek:επιδεικνύω, ...
Hungarian:mutogatni, ...
Khmer:អួតបង្ហាញ, ...
Korean:과시하다, ...
Persian:به رخ کشیدن, ...
Polish:popisywać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):exibir, ...
Romanian:a etala, ...
Swedish:skylta med, ...
Thai:อวด, ...
Turkish:gösteriş yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:phô trương, ...

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