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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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five will get you tenI strongly believe.Rate 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 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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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 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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flower not but flowers petal.Get a good small bit of big thing, matter, incidence.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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

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fly in the ointmentSomething which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.Rate it:

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Fly Off the HandleTo get extremely furious and angry, unable to control temperRate it:

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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate 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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fold awayTo put away by folding; to collapse something into a space where it can be stored while not in use.Rate it:

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Follow Your NoseIn straight direction, to go ahead straightRate it:

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food for thoughtsomething worth contemplatingRate 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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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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footnote in historySomething of great significance that is given little attention, i.e. is relegated to a footnote in a record of history.Rate it:

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for my moneyUsed to mark a statement made by the speaker as an opinion or something not known with certainty.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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for once in my lifeSomething has happened that has never happened before,Rate it:

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for the love of petean expression of astonishment or disbelief or of something surprising, funny or cuteRate it:

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forbidden fruitIllicit pleasure; something that one should not take or get involved with, such as an another person's spouse.Rate it:

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force inTo make something larger fit in a smaller or tight place with brute forceRate it:

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force outTo cause something to be ejectedRate it:

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fount of wisdom/knowledgeBoundless source of information; expert level Various other nouns are interchangeable with ‘wisdom’ or ‘knowledge’ to modify status as a ’fount of,‘ or ‘being a wealth of’ something E.g. fount of courage, fount of compassion, fount of indecision, etc.Rate it:

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fox's socksSomething or someone that is ideal or very pleasing.Rate it:

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free lunchSomething obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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from the get-goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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From the Word GoFrom the very start of something, inception or onset of somethingRate it:

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front loadSomething assigned to the early period of a project or a program, especially something burdensome.Rate it:

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fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

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fuck that noiseUsed to express rejection of or objection to something.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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fuel upTo eat hurriedly in order to do something more interesting.Rate it:

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fuss overTo be overly attentive to someone or something.Rate it:

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gain onTo get the better of; to have the advantage of.Rate it:

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garder une poire pour la soifTo lay up something for a rainy day.Rate it:

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gay upTo make something more appealing to the gay community e.g. by adding gay characters to a soap opera.Rate it:

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gay upTo give something gay characteristics.Rate it:

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GBTWInitialism of get back to work.Rate it:

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genie is out of the bottleSomething has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.Rate it:

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getOffspring.Rate it:

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