flick knife

noun [C]

UK (US switchblade)

Definition

› a knife with a blade hidden inside its handle that springs out when a button is pressedHand weaponsHandguns and rifles

(Definition of flick knife noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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