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Meanings of flip a switch in English

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Usage of flip a switch in English
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You can't just magically flip a switch and go straight to BFFs.
Ebony
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You can't get to the playoffs and flip a switch.
Reuters
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You can't just flip a switch and move stuff.
Reuters
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Buccari pivoted in her tethers and stretched to flip a switch on the overhead power console.
Genellan: planetfall
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Instead of using light, you can mentally flip a switch that charges you with protective energy.
Mastering your Hidden Self
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If it's not, he'll hook up the wires and flip a switch to activate the receiver.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
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Fortunately, you can flip a switch, which will lead the trolley down a different track to safety.
Wired
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The simplest algorithm is: flip a switch.
The Master Algorithm
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Unlike phone companies, it's not possible to flip a switch and turn on all of Houston, for example.
Wired
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Rodimer pushed a pedal with his foot and used the back of his hand to flip a switch.
Boneshaker
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Starbucks, on the other hand, can effectively just flip a switch to launch order-ahead across an entire city.
Wired
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You just can't flip a switch. Some Steelers fans at Heinz Field probably wondered who their kicker was.
Reuters
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There is just very little about the Nice Guy persona to flip a switch or arouse a prospective partner.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
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Look, it's not like I have total control over this, like I flip a switch between life or death.
Real life & liars
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The system Google announced today, Studio Mode, allows concert organizers to flip a switch and have audio optimized for music.
Wired
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Such a gift from God that it makes us feel godlike every time we flip a switch, wouldn't you say?
Revival
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