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fall off the back of a lorryOf an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the back of a truckOf an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.Rate it:

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fall off the turnip truckTo be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.Rate it:

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fall off the wagonTo cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.Rate 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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feed offTo consume as part of a dietRate it:

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feed offto get stimulus from (an external object)Rate it:

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fence offTo enclose an area within a fence.Rate it:

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fend awayTo turn something away; to ward off.Rate it:

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fend offAway; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort.Rate it:

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fend offTo take defensive action, push against, veer away, avoid, steer away, retreat, tack, give strong vocal or signal warning.Rate it:

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ferre atque agere praedamto carry off booty.Rate it:

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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.Rate it:

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ficher le campto get the hell out; to get out of here; to bugger off; to scarperRate it:

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fight firesTo deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.Rate it:

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fight offTo resist, particularly an infection or an emotion.Rate it:

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fight offTo succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.Rate it:

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file offto remove using a fileRate it:

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file offto depart in single fileRate it:

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file off the serial numbersTo remove the copyrighted elements from an existing work of fan fiction so that it may be commercially published as original fiction.Rate it:

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finish offTo finish completely.Rate it:

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finish offTo kill.Rate it:

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fire offTo write a note or letter quickly.Rate it:

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fire offTo ask an unexpected question rapidly.Rate it:

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first offFirstly; before anything else.Rate it:

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fishtailThe tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.Rate it:

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flick offTo insult by showing them the back of one's fist with the middle finger extended.Rate it:

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flick offTo masturbate by flicking her clitoris with one's finger or fingers.Rate it:

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

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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Fly in the OintmentA small disturbance or irritation which can spoil ones pleasure and excitementRate 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 handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate 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 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 fraudulently pass on to.Rate it:

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

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.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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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 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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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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