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Related to thumb through: under someone's thumb, like a sore thumb
To casually peruse or look at the pages in a book, magazine, or other reading material without much attention or scrutiny. I thumbed through the sports section while waiting at the doctor's office, but I was too nervous to pay attention to it. I thumbed through your proposal, and even at first glance I can tell you that it won't be approved by the board. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. to look through a book, magazine, or newspaper, without reading it carefully. I've only thumbed through this book, but it looks very interesting. I leafed through a magazine while waiting to see the doctor. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. v. To go through some reading material quickly or superficially, turning from page to page with or as if with the thumb: I thumbed through the directory for my dentist's phone number. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. Link to this page:
Dưới đây là những mẫu câu có chứa từ "thumb through", trong bộ từ điển Từ điển Tiếng Anh. Chúng ta có thể tham khảo những mẫu câu này để đặt câu trong tình huống cần đặt câu với từ thumb through, hoặc tham khảo ngữ cảnh sử dụng từ thumb through trong bộ từ điển Từ điển Tiếng Anh 1. He puts his own thumb through the hole. 2. You ought to thumb through this art book sometime. 3. As a joke I actually bought it for Richard to thumb through. 4. Thumb through any dictionary, and you will see pages of words followed by definition. 5. Indeed, one can thumb through the Bible and find justification for just about anything. 6. Go to your local bookstore or library and thumb through some books. Then make your selection. 7. The thumb through the loop, the bundled silk hanging from the other end of the loop. 8. Do you know how many subscription cards can fall out of a magazine as you thumb through 10 pages? 9. Many years later, if he could thumb through these works, he would be tightly embraced by a happy and content feeling. 10. A tug-o'-war ensued and suddenly the rope came - unzipping all those carefully placed runners like a thumb through a banana skin. 11. Consider your online album as the equivalent of leaving the treasured family album on a public bench for every passer-by to thumb through. 12. Many years from now, if he could possibly thumb through these works, the feelings that accompany them would flow through his fingers once again.sentencedict .com 13. It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA Cars has a big advantage over Zodiac Cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. 14. Today, 25 years later, I thumb through my books from those days and it's magic, finding myself face to face with the young man I once was. 15. Just remember, no matter what reel you buy or how much you invest, educating your thumb through practice is the only way to become skillful and accurate with your new tool.
Idiom(s): thumb through something AND leaf through something Theme: EXAMINATION to look through a book, magazine, or newspaper, without reading it carefully.• I've only thumbed through this book, but it looks very interesting.• I leafed through a magazine while waiting to see the doctor. v. phr. To examine superficially; read cursorily. I have read "War and Peace" but Fran has only thumbed through it. |
