flip the bit

to make a permanent, irrevocable negative assessment of something or somebody

I flipped the bit on Bush after he started the Iraq war.

I couldn't win her back after we broke up. She flipped the bit on me.

Took Britney long enough to flip the bit on that douchebag K-Fed

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flip a bit

Derived from binary mathematics. The process of making something true from false.

In this calculus problem just flip a bit on that negative sign. Then you'll come up with the right answer

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flip a bit

Derived from binary logic

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Flip the bit

Over simplifying the work that a developer needs to do.

Hey John, it shouldn't be that hard, just flip the bit

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Flip a bit

The process of changing direction of travel in a motorized vehicle. Making a "U" turn.

Dude, you passed it. Flip a bit.

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flip the bozo bit

To brand someone as technically inept.

As soon as the engineer started talking, I flipped the bozo bit on him.

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Flip my bit

This indicates that the speaker is going to change their mind about something. This phrasing is preferred by software engineers.

I thought I wanted to work here, but James is hard to work with, so I might flip my bit.