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express elevatorA high-speed elevator that does not serve all floorsRate it:

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extra, praeter modumbeyond all measure.Rate it:

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eye catchingTwo words which may have evolved from the marketing and advertising entities, The phrase says and sees it all, appeals only to the sighted.Rate it:

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eyes closed all earsto listen to high fidelity music in the fullest senseRate it:

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f** allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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fabulam edereto bring out a play, put it on the stage (used of the man who finds the money).Rate it:

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factotumJack of all trades.Rate it:

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facultatem alicui dare alicuius rei or ut possit...to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.Rate it:

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facultatem, potestatem alicui eripere, adimereto deprive a man of the chance of doing a thing.Rate it:

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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 force de ramesTo row with all one’s might.Rate it:

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faire force de voilesTo crowd on all sail.Rate it:

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faire les cent coupsTo amuse oneself noisily; To play all sorts of tricks.Rate it:

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faire maison neuve (or, nette)To change all one’s servants.Rate it:

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faire ses quinze (or, trente-six) toursTo do a hundred useless things.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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Fanny AdamsNothing (sanitized version of fuck all).Rate 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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Fiddle While Rome BurnsTo do nothing or engage you in trivial things knowing that something urgent and critical is happening aroundRate it:

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

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

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field dayTop-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.Rate it:

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fine and dandyExcellent, fine, good; things are well; often used sarcastically to insinuate 'faux' delightRate it:

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finer thingsThat which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful.Rate it:

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finish withTo put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.Rate it:

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fire on all cylindersTo operate as effectively as possible.Rate it:

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first of allFirstly; before anything else.Rate it:

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first things firstDeal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the pollsRate it:

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fit upTo furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.Rate it:

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flat brokeHas no money at allRate it:

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Flotsam and JetsamSet or assembly of worthless or unimportant things, hogwash or rubbishRate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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footle aboutTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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footle aroundTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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for all intensive purposesMisconstruction of “for all intents and purposes”.Rate it:

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for all intensive purposesFor all highly demanding purposes.Rate it:

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for all one is worthIntensely, vigorously, with as much effort as one can supply.Rate it:

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for all the worldEntirely, to all appearances.Rate it:

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for good and allPermanently, forever.Rate it:

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for good measureAs a precaution; just in case; added as an extra.Rate it:

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foras efferri, palam fieri, percrebrescere, divulgari, in medium proferri, exire, emanareto become known, become a topic of common conversation (used of things).Rate it:

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forbidden fruit is the sweetestForbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.Rate it:

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fortuna aliquem effertFortune exalts a man, makes him conspicuous.Rate it:

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Four Corners of the EarthFrom all across the world, from all over the placeRate it:

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free-for-allChaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.Rate it:

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free-for-allDeathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player plays against each other.Rate it:

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from china to peruall over the worldRate it:

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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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from here to sundayEverywhere; all over the place.Rate it:

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From Soup to NutsHaving all from beginning to endRate it:

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