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eye sexA lustful or sexually-charged glance exchanged between two people.Rate it:

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faex populi, plebis, civitatisthe dregs of the people.Rate it:

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faire bande à partNot to mix with other people.Rate it:

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faire du cuir d'autrui large courroieTo be generous with other people’s money.Rate it:

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fall in withTo join a group of people.Rate it:

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familiarity breeds contemptThe more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.Rate it:

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fans are slansScience fiction fans are more intelligent and more creative than other people.Rate it:

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fat catsPeople who receive too much money for the job they do.Rate it:

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feed the dragonTo the People's Republic of China.Rate it:

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fifth wheelWhen there are two couples and a fifth person who is not in a couple, the extra person is known as a fifth wheel - a situation in which may feel uncomfortable to some peopleRate it:

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

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fit intoTo be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.Rate 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 byAn airplane pilot does a "fly by" when she/he flies too close to the control tower thus making it shake and unnerve the people in itRate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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fools rush in where angels fear to treadA person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.Rate it:

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fresh country eggsA common way to describe ordinary chicken eggs on a breakfast menu, especially in expensive restaurants and hotels.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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friendshippeople outside of family to trustRate it:

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garden varietyOrdinary, common, or unexceptional.Rate it:

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gathers from aroundcollect or receiving the information or rumors from around the environment or gathering or people.Rate it:

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geek outTo enthuse about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it.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 one's voice heardIt often requires much energy and persistence to get people to listen to your strongly held views.Rate it:

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go against the grainTo defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go hand in handOf two people, to hold hands.Rate it:

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go togetherOf two people, to accompany each other (e.g. to an event).Rate it:

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go togetherOf two people, to be in a relationshipRate it:

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golden ruleThe principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.Rate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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grammar policeOne or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.Rate it:

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grass rootsPeople and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.Rate it:

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grass topsPeople in a position of power or influence at a local level.Rate it:

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grasstopsPeople in a position of power or influence at a local level.Rate it:

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great minds think alikeUsed to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.Rate it:

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greatest thing since sliced breadA relatively recent invention likely to significantly improve people's lives.Rate it:

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hair-splittingThe act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:

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hammer homeUntil or so that a person or group of people understands it.Rate it:

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harpoon is good for the whale, painful for humans.The phrase usually refers to how people treat each other. Borrowed from native tribes, it translates to how people feel when they meet similar fate as that of their nemesis.Rate it:

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haunted houseA Halloween amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through the attraction.Rate it:

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heads will rollSome people will be fired for incompetence.Rate it:

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heaven helps those who help themselvesA maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.Rate it:

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herd togetherTo push people or animals into a group, as a herd.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate it:

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hoity toityhaughty; snobbish; a phrase used to describe people who think they are better than other peopleRate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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