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flesh outTo complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton.Rate it:

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fling outTo become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.Rate it:

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flip outTo become very angry or upset.Rate it:

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flip overto turn upside downRate it:

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flip your lidTo verbally lash-out, explode, emotionally blow-up, lose control of one's self.Rate it:

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flip-outOne flips-out in becoming hysterical, extremely illogical, unreasonable, disoriented, discontented, or uncontrollable.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.Rate it:

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fluff outTo plump upRate it:

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flunk outOften requiring a retaking of the course or academic year.Rate it:

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flush outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see flush,‎ out.Rate it:

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

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flush outTo flesh out.Rate it:

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fly outTo become out by hitting a fly ball which is caughtRate it:

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fly outTo rapidly emergeRate it:

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fly outTo travel rapidly to a destination, typically on an airplaneRate it:

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fly out of the trapsto start quickly.Rate it:

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fold upTo go out of business.Rate it:

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follow outTo finish; to complete, especially, of a commitment.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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for cryin' out loudDepression Expression of Admonishment, "Oh!, For Goodness Sakes, Why Carry-on Like That!"Rate it:

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for crying out loudExpresses frustration, exasperation, impatience or annoyanceRate it:

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foras exire (Plaut. Amph. 1. 2. 35)to go out of the house.Rate it:

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foras mittere aliquemto turn some one out of the house.Rate it:

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force outTo cause something to be ejectedRate it:

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force outTo create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the groundRate it:

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forgiveness is awarded posthumously after a person is dead.During life, a person may be subjected to criticism for what others deem "a wrong turn or deed". At funerals and cemeteries, the mood turns to grief and forgiveness.Rate it:

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fork outTo pay out, to hand overRate it:

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fork overTo turn over soil with a gardening fork.Rate it:

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foul outAn instance of fouling out.Rate it:

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foul-upfoul-up, has myriad meanings: goof-up, mess-up, turn out high percentage rejects, commit or cause damage, fail to follow safety regulations, fail to supervise, or orient workers properly etc.Rate it:

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found outfound; discovered, revealed or exposedRate it:

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freak outA positive experience with LSD or other psychedelic drug; bummer, bum trip.Rate it:

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

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fugere alicuius conspectum, aspectumto keep out of a person's sight.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full tilt boogieOut of control.Rate it:

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funk outTo back out in a cowardly fashion.Rate it:

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funus alicui facere, ducere (Cluent. 9. 28)to carry out the funeral obsequies.Rate it:

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fuzz outto censor by blurring.Rate it:

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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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game outTo play games to such an excessive degree that one is unwilling to play more.Rate it:

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garbage in, garbage out(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"Rate it:

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geek outTo scare, freak out.Rate it:

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geek outTo enthuse about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it.Rate it:

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geek outTo be scared, freak out, panic; to hesitate.Rate it:

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geek outTo do geeky things; to act geeky; to speak of geeky things.Rate it:

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genie is out of the bottleInformation has been released that will have ongoing consequences.Rate it:

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