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Fix Your WagonTo punish someone, to deal someone with annoyance and criticism causing his or her failureRate it:

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flag downUse a flag or some kind of signal to get the attention of someone.Rate it:

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Flash in the PanSomething or someone getting success for a brief time, a person failed to maintain his earlier reputationRate it:

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flat-footedTo firmly hold and maintain a decision; to stand one's ground.Rate it:

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flavor of the weekA fad; someone or something that is held in esteem or receives attention for a short amount of time.Rate it:

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flick overTo change channels on a television.Rate it:

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flick overTo change from one state to another by flicking.Rate it:

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

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flip overUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see flip,‎ over.Rate it:

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flip overto turn upside downRate it:

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

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flumen extra ripas diffluitthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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flumen ponte iungereto build a bridge over a river.Rate it:

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flumen super ripas effunditurthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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flush outTo drive out or expose something or someone.Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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follow in someone's footstepsTo follow the same path as someone.Rate it:

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.Rate 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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Footloose and Fancy-FreeNot involved in any relation with someone, free not having any attachment with something or someone Rate it:

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for old times' sakeAn appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.Rate it:

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force feedmake someone eatRate it:

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force someone's handBring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.Rate it:

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forge overTo press on regardless of hindrances.Rate it:

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fork outTo pay out, to hand overRate it:

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fork overHundreds of spectators forked over the 70 bucks for tickets.Rate it:

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fork overI forked over half the allotment this morning.Rate it:

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fork overTo turn over soil with a gardening fork.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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fox's socksSomething or someone that is ideal or very pleasing.Rate it:

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frapper au bon endroitTo touch the right spring; To hit the right nail on the head; To hit the mark; To touch the spot.Rate it:

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frapper un ennemi à terreTo kick someone when they are downRate it:

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freezeDo not move. Used to make someone stopRate it:

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freeze overTo freeze on the surface.Rate it:

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French kissTo give someone a French kiss.Rate it:

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fresh out ofOf someone who has recently left one stage of life to begin another.Rate it:

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frohes Schaffena greeting sometimes used towards someone who is working, most often when leaving themRate it:

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from china to peruall over the worldRate it:

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

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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fuck overTo cheat or treat unfairly.Rate it:

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fuck someone overto exploit somebody in a way which results in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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fuck someone's brains outTo sexually penetrate (or be penetrated) in a voracious but pleasurable manner.Rate it:

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fucked oversimple past tense and past participle of fuck someone overRate it:

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fucked overHaving been taken advantage of.Rate it:

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fudge the factsSomeone who complains constantly but does not tell the straight story.Rate it:

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full marksTo exclaim complete satisfaction with someone's efforts.Rate it:

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full of crapin reference to someone who speaks or writes nonsense or untruthsRate it:

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full of himself/herselfThe self-centered individual awash with a smattering of ego expresses an all-knowing, all familiar, par excellence in the extreme. If someone said this about themselves, you could say that they are full of themselves, or "He's full of himself."Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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