whip something out

whip something out
whip something out
1. Inf. to complete making or working on something quickly. •

I think I can whip one out for you very quickly.

The factory whips out twenty of these every minute.

2. Inf. to jerk something out [of some place]. •

Liz whipped a pencil out of her pocket.

She whipped out a pencil and signed the contract.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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