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flummoxeda state of being where one is profusely confused; unable to fathom; perplexedRate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteA disturbance, usually one caused within a prescribed group of people.Rate it:

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fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:

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fly lowto have one's fly (zipper) undone.Rate it:

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fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:

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fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:

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fold one's tentTo withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.Rate it:

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food babyA protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.Rate it:

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fool's errandA foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.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 votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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footloose and fancy freeAble to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities.Rate it:

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for a startfor one thing; as one rebutting factor among manyRate it:

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for all one is worthIntensely, vigorously, with as much effort as one can supply.Rate it:

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for keepsWith an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives.Rate it:

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for one's lifeextremely desperatelyRate it:

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for one's particularFor one's part; as far as one is concerned.Rate it:

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for what it’s worthIdiomatic phrase used to introduce one’s opinion or advice on a topic or situation - usually spoken with a guarded degree of modesty, uncertainty, or an expectation that the receiver is not bound to heed the speaker’s words. Interchangeable with the phrase, ‘take it or leave it.’Rate it:

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foras mittere aliquemto turn some one out of the house.Rate 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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foreign ministerPolitical or official representative person of one country in another country.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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forget oneselfto lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.Rate it:

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forget oneselfTo become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.Rate it:

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forget, when up to one's neck in alligators, that the mission is to drain the swampTo lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially/orthogonally related to the initial objective.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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fortunae cedereto acquiesce in one's fate.Rate it:

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fortunam ex manibus dimittereto let success slip through one's fingers.Rate it:

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fortunam in manibus habereto have success in one's grasp.Rate it:

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fortunam tentare, experirito try one's luck.Rate it:

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frapper d'estoc et de taille1. To cut and thrust. 2. To hit right and left; To lay about one.Rate it:

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freak flagUnconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.Rate it:

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free rideAn opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.Rate it:

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free, white, and twenty-onebeholden to no one; master of one's own destiny.Rate it:

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free-for-allDeathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player plays against each other.Rate it:

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French leaveA sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission.Rate it:

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frenos adhibere alicuito restrain some one.Rate it:

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fresh meatA person or group of people who arouse one's interest, either as a new target for deception, humiliation or ridicule, or as a potential love interest or one night stand.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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friend of Bill W.A recovering alcoholic, especially one who is a member of the organization Alcoholics Anonymous.Rate it:

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friend with benefitsA friend with whom one has such a relationship.Rate it:

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friends in high placesFriends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.Rate it:

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frog in one's throatHoarseness or the need to cough.Rate it:

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frog in one's throatAny temporary physical difficulty in speaking.Rate it:

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from post to pillarFrom one place to another; from pillar to post, hither and thither.Rate it:

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from stem to sternFrom front to back; from one end to the other end; entirely, fully.Rate it:

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from the bottom of one's heartIn earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling.Rate it:

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froncer les sourcilsknit one's browsRate it:

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frontem ferire, percutereto beat one's brow.Rate it:

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fruit machineone arm banditRate it:

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