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fearA strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.Rate it:
fearA phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.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 consume as part of a dietRate it:
feed offto get stimulus from (an external object)Rate it:
feed one's faceTo eat.Rate it:
feed out ofTo feed from.Rate it:
feed the dragonTo buy or sell products labeled as "Made in China.".Rate it:
feed the dragonTo the People's Republic of China.Rate it:
feed upTo feed until they are at a healthy weight.Rate it:
feedbagVulgarization for; a meal, food, something to eat.Rate it:
feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:
feeding frenzyA voracious competition among would-be purchasers, etc. for limited resources.Rate it:
feel aroundTo grope.Rate it:
feel downTo feel depressed or unhappy.Rate it:
feel forTo express sympathy for, to sympathise with.Rate it:
feel freeDon't be ashamed, be my guest.Rate it:
feel in one's bonesTo sense a fact or to have a strong conviction as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling.Rate it:
feel one's oatsTo feel energetic or frisky; to behave in a vigorous or bold manner.Rate it:
feel one's oatsTo feel important; to be empowered.Rate it:
feel oneselfTo feel comfortable or normal; to be in one's usual mood or state of health.Rate it:
feel outTo try to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.Rate it:
feel the pinchTo suffer significant financial pressure.Rate it:
feel upTo grope someone in a sexual manner.Rate it:
feel up toTo have an inclination to do something.Rate it:
feel up toTo be confident in being able to do something.Rate it:
Feel Your OatsTo feel energetic, playful or frisky, to be in high spirits and aware of one’s power or energyRate it:
feels over realspreference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradictRate it:
feet firstWith the feet preceding the rest of the body.Rate it:
feet firstIn the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).Rate it:
feet of clayTo say that someone, who appears strong or invincible, in fact has a hidden weak point which could cause their fall.Rate it:
Feet of ClayA hidden flaw in one’s characterRate it:
feet on the groundIn a manner characteristic of a practical person; sensibly.Rate it:
feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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