flick a glance/look at somebody/something
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishflick a glance/look at somebody/somethingflick a glance/look at somebody/somethingBritish English to look very quickly at someone or something Leith flicked a glance at her watch. → flickExamples from the Corpusflick a glance/look at somebody/something• She flicked a glance at her watch.• Baptiste flicked a look at Léonie.