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

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fly offto flee rapidly; to run away.Rate it:

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fly off at a tangentTo digress from a topic.Rate it:

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fly off the handleTo become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.Rate it:

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fly off the handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate it:

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Fly Off the HandleTo get extremely furious and angry, unable to control temperRate it:

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fly off the shelvesTo be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.Rate it:

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fob offto put off by evasionRate it:

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fob offto fraudulently dispose of goodsRate it:

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foist offTo lie to; to tell a lie to.Rate it:

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foist offTo fraudulently pass on to.Rate it:

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fool's bargainA bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.Rate it:

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

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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fork offto diverge into two or more separate paths.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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fresh as a daisyVery fresh; well-rested.Rate it:

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fresh off the boatNewly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.Rate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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fuck offTo die or leave unexpectedly.Rate it:

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fuck offUsed other than as an idiom: see fuck, off.Rate it:

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fuck offGo away! Get lost!Rate it:

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fuck offTo fritter; to fuck around.Rate it:

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fuck offExpression of disagreement or disbelief.Rate it:

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fuck offTo annoy, irritate.Rate it:

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fuck offTo go to hell, to disappear, go away or to screw oneself.Rate it:

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gentilwell behaved, goodRate it:

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gentilall very wellRate it:

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get alongTo be together or coexist well, without arguments or trouble.Rate it:

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get alongTo survive; to do well enough.Rate it:

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get offTo move from being on top of to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get offBehaviour.Rate it:

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get offConsequences.Rate it:

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get offTo become sexually aroused.Rate it:

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get offTo complete a shift or a day's work.Rate it:

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get offTo stop using a piece of equipment.Rate it:

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get offTo disembark from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.Rate it:

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get offTo stop touching or interfering with something or someone.Rate it:

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get offTo move to not being on top of it.Rate it:

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get offTo have sex.Rate it:

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get offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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get offTo disembark.Rate it:

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get off easy'get off eas', receive mild punishment, avoid heavy costs or fines, avoid strong admonishments or stern warnings.Rate it:

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get off lightlyEnd up with a mild punishment.Rate it:

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get off onTo be excited or aroused by; to derive pleasure from.Rate it:

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get off one's chestto relieve oneself by talking to someoneRate it:

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get off one's high horseTo stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.Rate it:

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get off the dimetake some action; make progressRate it:

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get off the groundTo succeed or begin to succeed.Rate it:

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Get Off the HookTo liberate yourself from a repulsive or unpleasant obligation, to avoid a punishmentRate it:

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