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fill outTo fill up; to make full.Rate it:

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fill someone's shoesTo do (somebody's) job; to perform or assume (somebody's) role.Rate it:

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

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film outTo transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print.Rate it:

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filter outTo selectively remove part of something.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 it in one's heartTo feel compassionate, especially in order to forgive someoneRate it:

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find outTo discover, as by asking or exploring.Rate it:

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find outlearnRate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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fink outTo avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.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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fire outto shoot outRate it:

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fish for complimentsTo try to induce someone to make a compliment.Rate it:

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fish in troubled watersTo take advantage from a chaotic situation.Rate it:

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fish outTo deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water.Rate it:

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fish out of waterA person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings.Rate it:

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Fish Out of WaterTo feel uncomfortable and out of place while adjusting in a place or situationRate it:

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fit outTo provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.Rate it:

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fit upTo furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.Rate it:

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fix someone's wagonTo punish someone; to cause injury, distress, or inconvenience for someone.Rate it:

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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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fizzle outTo lose excitement, to become less exciting.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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flake outTo fall asleep from exhaustion.Rate it:

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flake outTo flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert.Rate it:

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flame outburn up, fire up, flame up, flare upRate it:

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flame outOf processes and equipment involving combustion, to fail due to extinction of flame.Rate it:

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flame outTo fail, usually spectacularly.Rate it:

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flare upTo burst out suddenly, as in anger.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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flat outBluntly, no holds barred.Rate it:

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flat outAt top speed.Rate it:

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flatten outTo make flat.Rate it:

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flatten outTo become more even.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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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 offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.Rate it:

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flip outTo become very angry or upset.Rate 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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float someone's boatTo interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.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 outTo drive out or expose something or someone.Rate it:

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flush outTo flesh out.Rate it:

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