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fly off the shelvesTo be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.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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fob offto fraudulently dispose of goodsRate it:

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fob offto put off by evasionRate it:

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foist offTo fraudulently pass on to.Rate it:

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foist offTo lie to; to tell a lie to.Rate 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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fool's bargainA bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.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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fork offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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fox's socksSomething or someone that is ideal or very pleasing.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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French kissTo give someone a French kiss.Rate it:

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fresh off the boatNewly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.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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fuck offTo die or leave unexpectedly.Rate it:

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fuck offUsed other than as an idiom: see fuck, off.Rate it:

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fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

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fuck offTo fritter; to fuck around.Rate it:

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fuck offExpression of disagreement or disbelief.Rate it:

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fuck offTo annoy, irritate.Rate it:

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fuck offTo go to hell, to disappear, go away or to screw oneself.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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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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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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

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gain sympathymake someone feel compassion(sympathy) about youRate it:

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game faceThe expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.Rate it:

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gang up onTo join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.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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GBTWInitialism of get back to work.Rate it:

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genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspirationThis is a famous quote attributed to Thomas Edison, a famous and prolific American inventor. The idea that hard work is the most important aspect of new inventions existed before Edison gave his quote, however.Rate it:

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get a lifeUsed sarcastically to tell someone who keeps meddling in other people's business, or gossiping about others, to stop obsessing over other people's lives and to concentrate on themselves and do something useful.Rate it:

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get a load ofTo experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.Rate it:

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get a rise out ofTo obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance.Rate it:

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get backTo do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.Rate it:

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