fling open the shutters
Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words
To open shutters quickly and forcefully.
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Examples (10)
- He flung open the shutters to let in the morning sun.
- With a dramatic flourish, she flung open the heavy shutters.
- The wind suddenly flung open the shutters on the old cottage.
- He flung open the shutters and breathed in the fresh air.
- In a fit of anger, he flung open the shutters.
- The moment the storm passed, they flung open the shutters.
- To ventilate the room quickly, he flung open the shutters.
- She flung open the shutters to reveal a breathtaking view.
- He flung open the shutters as if waking up from a long sleep.
- The stage directions indicated that the actor should fling open the shutters.