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flit from (something to something else)

 

1. Lit. [for an insect] to fly quickly from one thing to another. The butterfly flitted from flower to flower.

2. Fig. [for someone] to go quickly from task to task, spending little time on each one. The housekeeper only flits from room to room without ever getting anything completely clean.

See also: flit