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faire comme chez soito make oneself at homeRate it:

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faire contre fortune bon cœurTo bear up against misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire d'un œuf un bœufTo make a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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faire danser l'anse (or, le manche) du panierTo make dishonest profits on marketing (of servants); To gain a market-penny.Rate it:

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faire des frais(lit.) To go to expense; (fig.) To make efforts to please.Rate it:

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faire la bouche en cœurTo try and look amiable; To put on a captivating look; To purse up one’s lips.Rate it:

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faire les yeux en coulisseTo make sheep’s eyes; To ogle.Rate it:

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faire marcherto make someone walkRate it:

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faire marcherto make something workRate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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faire un fourTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire un paquetTo make a parcel.Rate it:

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faire une écoleTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire une faute d'écolierTo make a foolish mistake.Rate it:

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faire une gaffeTo put one’s foot in it; To make a stupid blunder.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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faisons un compte rondLet us make it even money.Rate it:

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faites la proposition, j'irai à l'appui de la bouleYou make the proposal, and I will support it.Rate it:

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fake it 'til you make it(it's ok to) pretend until you get there (make it real)Rate it:

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farsi ridere dietromake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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

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fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)to make a person waver in his loyalty.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius rei facere alicuito make some one believe a thing.Rate it:

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fidem facere, afferre alicui rei (opp. demere, de-, abrogare fidem)to make a thing credible.Rate it:

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Fight Tooth and NailTo fight vigorously and ferociously, to make tiring effort to get somethingRate it:

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

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fill upTo make full.Rate it:

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final sayThe right to make a final decision.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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fine feathers make fine birdsSomething that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.Rate it:

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firm upTo make tentative plans more definite.Rate it:

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firm upTo make muscles more toned through physical exercise.Rate it:

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

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Fish or Cut BaitEither do something or let others do without delaying, to finally make a choiceRate it:

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fit inmake time or spaceRate it:

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flatten outTo make flat.Rate it:

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flea in one's earA stinging rebuke or rebuff.Rate it:

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flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.Rate it:

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flip the birdTo make a rude or obscene gesture; particularly, to extend the middle finger.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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flub upTo make a mistake; to botch or mess up.Rate it:

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fluff upTo make a gaffe or blunder.Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fold upTo make or become more compact by folding.Rate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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force feedmake someone eatRate it:

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force inTo make something larger fit in a smaller or tight place with brute forceRate it:

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forge aheadTo move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)Rate it:

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fossam ducereto make a ditch, a fosse.Rate it:

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