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feedbagVulgarization for; a meal, food, something to eat.Rate it:

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feel up toTo be confident in being able to do something.Rate it:

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feel up toTo have an inclination to do something.Rate it:

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fend awayTo turn something away; to ward off.Rate it:

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fend offAway; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.Rate it:

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fend offTo take defensive action, push against, veer away, avoid, steer away, retreat, tack, give strong vocal or signal warning.Rate it:

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fermer les yeuxto pass away, to dieRate it:

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ferret aroundTo search for something by sorting through materials or by speaking to contacts and following leads.Rate it:

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ferret outTo discover something after searching.Rate it:

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fess upTo confess to something; to admit something.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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few cards shy of a full deckmentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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fiddle awayTo play the fiddle idly.Rate it:

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fiddle awayTo wasteRate it:

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fiddle while Rome burnsTo neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.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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fiddle withTo manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.Rate it:

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fidem addere alicui reito confirm, ratify, sanction something.Rate it:

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field dayA day of class taken away from school for a field trip.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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fight shy ofTo avoid something.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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file awayTo store in a file.Rate it:

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file downTo reduce the size of something by filing.Rate it:

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fill inTo substitute for somebody or something.Rate it:

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Fill the BillSomething or someone having the required qualities or experiencesRate it:

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filter outTo selectively remove part of something.Rate it:

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final curtainThe end to something which has longed for a long time.Rate it:

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final nail in the coffinSomething that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.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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find one's placeTo discover one's vocation, purpose, and/or sense of belonging to or passion for something.Rate it:

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find oneselfTo unexpectedly or unintentionally begin to do or experience something.Rate it:

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finders keepersThe doctrine that whoever finds something is allowed to keep itRate it:

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finders, keepersWhoever finds something is allowed to keep it.Rate 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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fine words butter no parsnipsTalking about doing something does not get it done.Rate it:

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fingernails on a chalkboarda phrase used to liken the sharp or shrill sound that is made when fingernails are scratched across a chalkboard to something that sounds sharp or shrill like thatRate it:

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fire awayTo begin to talk or present information quickly.Rate it:

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fire awayTo begin shooting at an enemy.Rate it:

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fire in the bellyThe emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.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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flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.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 outCompletely out of something such as; energy, food or money. Basically to be out of any kind of product.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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flew the coopLeave in a rush, run from the scene, drive speedily away.Rate it:

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flip of a dimedoing something really fast, that it's done in a small amount of time like, flip of a dime.Rate it:

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flipsideA necessary consequence or corollary of something; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.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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