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fee fi fo fumFamous first line of a rhyme generally said by a giant, monster, or villainRate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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feet firstWith the feet preceding the rest of the body.Rate it:

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feet firstIn the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).Rate it:

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fiddle aboutTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fiddle aroundThe act of needless attention, inappropriate experimentation, lackadaisical manipulations.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 faddlenonsenseRate it:

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fiddle sticksInterjection, nonsense word. Derived from violin bows being called sticks.Rate 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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fiddle withTo adjust the position, as of an electronic device, in order to provide better reception or signal.Rate it:

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fiddle withTo manipulate an object, especially in a nervous or restless manner.Rate it:

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fidibus canereto play on the lyre.Rate it:

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fidibus discere (De Sen. 8. 26)to learn to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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first aidemergency medical treatmentRate it:

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first among equalsIn the British and other parliamentary systems, a term used to describe the relationship of the prime minister to the other members of the cabinet.Rate it:

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first among equalsA person or position that if formally equivalent to others in a group, but is superior in some attribute.Rate it:

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first and lastA person's combined given name and surname.Rate it:

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first annualThe second occurrence of an annual event, that is, the first occurrence that is indeed annual.Rate it:

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first annualThe first occurrence of an event that is scheduled or hoped to become annual.Rate it:

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first classexcellentRate it:

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first come, first servedPeople will be dealt with in the order they arrive.Rate it:

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first in, best dressedThose who arrive or get in sooner will receive a more desirable outcome.Rate it:

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first loserSecond place.Rate it:

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first loserThe second place finisher in auto racing competition.Rate it:

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first loveThe thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment.Rate it:

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first loveThe first person to be the object of one's romantic affection.Rate it:

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first loveOne's first experience of the feeling of romantic love.Rate it:

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first nightplay's openingRate it:

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first of allFirstly; before anything else.Rate it:

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first of neverA nonexisting day; a day that will never come.Rate it:

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first offFirstly; before anything else.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first place to go to start a process.Rate it:

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first rateSuperb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.Rate it:

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first things firstDeal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the pollsRate it:

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first upFirstly; before anything else.Rate it:

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fit as a fiddlePerfectly fit; in excellent health.Rate it:

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Fit as a FiddleBeing in good health and shapeRate it:

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flavor explosionOne can experience a 'flavor explosion' upon imbibing a beverage you have hither-to not sampled. You anticipated myriad taste treats. Upon the first sip you wantonly begin your 'slake' in a cascade of foaming, bubbling, refreshing, exhilarating deluge of dashing delicacy, dancing from cheek to cheek, then explosively and divinely diving into the depths of your desert-dry throat channel!.Rate it:

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flood the zoneTo fill a relevant region of the field of play.Rate it:

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flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:

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follow onThe act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.Rate it:

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follow suitTo play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo engage in adultery; to play around.Rate it:

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for onceFor the first time, after many instances to the contrary; in a rare exception to the rule; as an exception to the usual.Rate it:

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fourth wallThe imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.Rate it:

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