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fan outto spread out into the shape of a fanRate it:

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fan the fireOne can fan the fire in challenging situations by criticizing, rebuking or strongly disagreeing.Rate it:

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fancy meeting you herea greeting said when someone sees someone they didn't expect to seeRate it:

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fancy one's chancesTo believe that one has a good chance of success.Rate it:

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fancypantsAlternative spelling of fancy pants. The condition of being overly showy; concerned more about one's reputation than anything else.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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far and awayBy a large degree or margin; greatly.Rate it:

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far and awayby a conclusive marginRate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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far be itPewtey in Marriage Guidance Counselor from And Now For Something Completely Different.Rate it:

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far outNew, radical and extreme.Rate it:

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farm outTo subcontract some task to another; to outsource.Rate it:

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fashionably lateArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.Rate it:

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fast and furiousrapid and energeticRate it:

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fastithe calender (list of fasts and festivals).Rate it:

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fat lipA swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.Rate it:

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fat of the landThe greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.Rate it:

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fatal attractionAn attraction to someone or something that is so strong, common sense and logic are thrown out in pursuit of the attraction.Rate it:

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Feast or FamineEither you have too much of something or too little of it, something which is surplus sometimes and sometimes you have its shortageRate it:

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feather in one's capAn accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.Rate it:

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Feather in Your CapA great achievement or honor which makes one proudRate it:

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feather one's nestTo achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.Rate it:

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Feather Your NestTo be more concerned about making money and enriching oneself than doing any good or caring for othersRate 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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feed one's faceTo eat.Rate it:

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feed out ofTo feed from.Rate it:

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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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feel in one's bonesTo sense a fact or to have a strong conviction as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling.Rate it:

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feel one's oatsTo feel energetic or frisky; to behave in a vigorous or bold manner.Rate it:

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feel one's oatsTo feel important; to be empowered.Rate it:

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feel oneselfTo feel comfortable or normal; to be in one's usual mood or state of health.Rate it:

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feel outTo try to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.Rate it:

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Feel Your OatsTo feel energetic, playful or frisky, to be in high spirits and aware of one’s power or energyRate it:

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feels over realspreference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradictRate it:

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Feet of ClayA hidden flaw in one’s characterRate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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Feliz Natal e próspero Ano NovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año NuevoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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female-to-maleThat changes a female end (usually a socket) of a connection into a male one (with pins, usually a plug).Rate it:

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femme qui parle comme homme et geline qui chante comme coq ne sont bonnes à tenirA whistling woman and a crowing hen Are good for neither cocks nor men.Rate it:

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fend and proveTo engage in argument.Rate it:

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fend for oneselfLook after and provide for oneself, without any help from othersRate it:

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fender-benderA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.Rate it:

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fendre la presseTo make one’s way through the crowd.Rate it:

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fermer les yeuxto shut one's eyesRate it:

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ferret aroundTo search for something by sorting through materials or by speaking to contacts and following leads.Rate it:

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ferret outTo discover something after searching.Rate it:

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ferro viam facere (per confertos hostes)to cut one's way (through the enemies' ranks).Rate it:

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fetch and carryperform menial tasks or errands to help someone elseRate it:

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few and far betweenRare and scarce.Rate it:

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