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far postThe goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.Rate it:
fare thee wellGoodbye, farewell.Rate it:
farm outTo subcontract some task to another; to outsource.Rate it:
farm to tableconstituting, consisting of, or relating to fresh locally grown or produced food.Rate it:
farmer's tanThe tan line left by clothing, especially, by a short-sleeved shirt.Rate it:
fart aboutTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:
fart aroundTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:
fart in a windstormSomething utterly insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting.Rate it:
fashion forwardadjective. relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trendsRate it:
fashion plateA person who dresses in especially stylish fashions.Rate it:
fashion plateA picture, usually an advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.Rate it:
fashion policeThe mythical fashion police are always standing in the wings eyeballing female employees as they pursue their careers in the executive offices of New York City.Rate it:
fashion senseHaving a very good taste or knowledge in fashion or having a stunning peculiar style of dressing.Rate it:
fashionably lateArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.Rate it:
fast and furiousrapid and energeticRate it:
fast asleepSleeping, in a deep sleep.Rate it:
fasten upTo fasten or attachRate it:
faster than lightningMoving very fast.Rate it:
fat as a pigExceptionally fat. Fat to the extent of resembling a pig. Morbidly obese.Rate it:
Fat CatA rich person who enjoys a privileged status in societyRate it:
fat catsPeople who receive too much money for the job they do.Rate it:
fat chanceLittle or no likelihood of occurrence or success.Rate it:
fat lipA swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.Rate it:
fat of the landThe greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.Rate it:
fatal attractionAn attraction to someone or something that is so strong, common sense and logic are thrown out in pursuit of the attraction.Rate it:
fatten upTo cause to gain weight by means of feeding.Rate it:
Faustian bargainAn agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain wealth or other benefits.Rate it:
faux queenA bio queen.Rate it:
fawn overTo praise excessively in order to get a favor.Rate it:
fearA phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.Rate it:
fearA strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.Rate it:
fearExtreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.Rate it:
fear engulfed him like a blanketfear was taking over himRate it:
feast for the eyesVisually pleasing sight.Rate it:
feast or famineA situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.Rate it:
Feast or FamineEither you have too much of something or too little of it, something which is surplus sometimes and sometimes you have its shortageRate it:
feather in one's capAn accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.Rate it:
Feather in Your CapA great achievement or honor which makes one proudRate it:
feather one's nestTo achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.Rate it:
Feather Your NestTo be more concerned about making money and enriching oneself than doing any good or caring for othersRate it:
feathered oof-birdAny large, plentiful source or supplier of money.Rate it:
featherless bipedA human being.Rate it:
fed upFrustrated, annoyed, tired .Rate it:
fed upboredRate it:
federal caseAny over-exaggerated ordeal.Rate it:
fee fi fo fumFamous first line of a rhyme generally said by a giant, monster, or villainRate it:
feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:
feed intoTo be a tributary of another river or waterway.Rate it:
feed offto get stimulus from (an external object)Rate it:
feed offTo consume as part of a dietRate it:

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