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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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faire bonne mine à mauvais jeuTo put a good face on misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire comme chez soito make oneself at homeRate it:

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faire contre fortune bon cœurTo bear up against misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire d'un œuf un bœufTo make a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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faire danser l'anse (or, le manche) du panierTo make dishonest profits on marketing (of servants); To gain a market-penny.Rate it:

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faire des frais(lit.) To go to expense; (fig.) To make efforts to please.Rate it:

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faire les yeux en coulisseTo make sheep’s eyes; To ogle.Rate it:

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faire marcherto make something workRate it:

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faire marcherto make someone walkRate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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faire un fourTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire un paquetTo make a parcel.Rate it:

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faire une écoleTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire une faute d'écolierTo make a foolish mistake.Rate it:

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faire une gaffeTo put one’s foot in it; To make a stupid blunder.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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faisons un compte rondLet us make it even money.Rate it:

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faites la proposition, j'irai à l'appui de la bouleYou make the proposal, and I will support it.Rate it:

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fake it 'til you make it(it's ok to) pretend until you get there (make it real)Rate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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farsi ridere dietromake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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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:

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feel freeDon't be ashamed, be my guest.Rate it:

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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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fendre la presseTo make one’s way through the crowd.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius imminuere, infirmare (opp. confirmare)to weaken, destroy a man's credit.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)to make a person waver in his loyalty.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius rei facere alicuito make some one believe a thing.Rate it:

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fidem facere, afferre alicui rei (opp. demere, de-, abrogare fidem)to make a thing credible.Rate it:

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fides aliquem deficere coepita man's credit begins to go down.Rate it:

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Fight Tooth and NailTo fight vigorously and ferociously, to make tiring effort to get somethingRate it:

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fill outTo fill up; to make full.Rate it:

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fill upTo make full.Rate it:

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final sayThe right to make a final decision.Rate it:

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find a need and fill ithow to make money; a course of action to take in order to create something newRate it:

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fine feathers make fine birdsSomething that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.Rate it:

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firm upTo make muscles more toned through physical exercise.Rate it:

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firm upTo make tentative plans more definite.Rate it:

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fish for complimentsTo try to induce someone to make a compliment.Rate it:

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fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

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Fish or Cut BaitEither do something or let others do without delaying, to finally make a choiceRate it:

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fit inmake time or spaceRate it:

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flatten outTo make flat.Rate it:

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flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.Rate it:

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flip the birdTo make a rude or obscene gesture; particularly, to extend the middle finger.Rate it:

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float someone's boatTo interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.Rate it:

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flub upTo make a mistake; to botch or mess up.Rate it:

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fluff upTo make a gaffe or blunder.Rate it:

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