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field dayA great time or a great deal to do.Rate it:

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fifteen minutes of fameA very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.Rate it:

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final curtainThe end to something which has longed for a long time.Rate it:

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finest hourA point in time or a relatively brief period of time when an especially distinguished, admirable, or effective set of actions is performed.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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fit inmake time or spaceRate it:

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fixing toGoing to, preparing to, about to, planning on doing, with the implication that it will not happen or be done immediately, but some time in the near future; can be used conditionally.Rate it:

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flash forwardTo move forward in time.Rate it:

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Flash in the PanSomething or someone getting success for a brief time, a person failed to maintain his earlier reputationRate it:

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flavor of the weekA fad; someone or something that is held in esteem or receives attention for a short amount of time.Rate it:

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flip of a dimedoing something really fast, that it's done in a small amount of time like, flip of a dime.Rate it:

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flower of the flockSomething exceedingly good or the best of its type.Rate it:

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flumen extra ripas diffluitthe river is over its banks, is in flood.Rate it:

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flumen super ripas effunditurthe river is over its banks, is in flood.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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fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo waste time.Rate it:

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footle aboutTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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footle aroundTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.Rate it:

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for EnglandVery well or for a long time.Rate it:

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for old time's sakeAlternative form of for old times' sakeRate 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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for the agesEspecially memorable and noteworthy; deserving to endure for a very long time.Rate it:

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for the nonceFor the time being, with the expectation that the situation may change.Rate it:

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for the time beingTemporarily; until later.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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Forty WinksTo take some sleep for shorter period of time, a brief napRate it:

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four-on-the-floorA steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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four-on-the-floorCharacterised by a steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.Rate it:

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from can see to can't seeFrom the time when it is barely light enough to see until there is no light remaining whatsoever: from sunup to sundown, from dawn to duskRate it:

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from time to timeC. 1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, act 3, sc. 3.Rate it:

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from time to timeOccasionally; sometimes; once in a while.Rate it:

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FTFYfull-time full-yearRate it:

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FTFYInitialism of first-time first-yearRate it:

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fuck aboutTo waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.Rate it:

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full-fledgedHaving all its feathers; able to fly.Rate it:

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funxuWhen a person is having an absolute blast of a time no thanks to anyone else but only because of themselves.Rate it:

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gather dustto remain unused for a long period of timeRate it:

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genus universum in species certas partiri et dividere (Or. 33. 117)to analyse a general division into its specific parts.Rate it:

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get behindto appreciate, to enjoyRate it:

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get behindto have a trip or any pleasurable experience with drugsRate it:

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get behindUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see get,‎ behind.Rate it:

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Get in on the Ground FloorTo get associated with an important or major business and project at its startRate it:

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get outTo take something from its container.Rate it:

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get outTo spend free time out of the house.Rate it:

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get out while the getting's goodTo leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear.Rate it:

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get over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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get pastTo get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief.Rate it:

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get pastTo cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time.Rate it:

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get something over withTo do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.Rate it:

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