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Idiom idiom

clip it


To move swiftly.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

We need to clip it if we want to catch the bus.

CONTEXTUAL

The storm is moving in fast, so we should clip it and get back to the car.

COMPLEX

Realizing they were already late for the performance, the group decided to clip it across the park to reach the theater before the doors closed.


Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    clip someone's wings

    To restrict someone's freedom.

  2. 02

    empty the clip

    To compete with great vigor, especially by making numerous scoring attempts.

  3. 03

    go at a good clip

    To go fast

Last updated August 10, 2026