show someone the middle finger as an act of contempt or anger
a rude and impolite gesture of showing someone the middle finger
stick out the middle finger at someone in an obscene gesture
When he could not get the man to agree with him, he flipped him the bird and went off cursing.
Fed up of his boss constantly shouting at him and criticizing him, he flipped him the bird and quit.
When the police signaled him to stop, he flipped him the bird and sped off.
He flipped him the bird and went away in a huff when he would not listen to him.
I accidentally dropped his stuff from his table, and he flipped me the bird.
If he tries to start a slanging match with me , I’ll flip him the bird.
There is no origin for this idiom
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