FLIT FROM SOMETHING TO SOMETHING ELSE

flit from something to something else: translation

flit from something to something else

1. Lit. [for an insect] to fly quickly from one thing to another. •

The butterf ly 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.