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friends in high places	Friends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
frigore confici	to freeze to death.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
from pillar to post	To another; hither and thither, to and fro.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
from post to pillar	From one place to another; from pillar to post, hither and thither.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
from the cradle to the grave	Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
from those to whom much is given, much is expected	The more you are given, the more responsibility you have to give to others. This reminds us not to be selfish. You have not been blessed so that you can have for yourself. You are blessed so that you have more ability to share with others and be an example for them.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
front wall	The main and largest wall in a racquetball or squash court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fruit of one's loins	C. 1950, Kay Boyle, "Adam's Death" in Fifty Stories , ISBN 9780811212069, p. 541.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fruit of the poisonous tree	And which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fucked over	simple past tense and past participle of fuck someone over	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fucked up	simple past tense and past participle of fuck up	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fucked up	morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
full english	A cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
full of fuzzy logic	Assertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Full Steam Ahead	To move forward with full energy and strength	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Furiae agitant et vexant aliquem	the Furies harass and torment some one.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gallows humor	Comedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
game face	The expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gandy dancer	A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gather rosebuds	To enjoy life's immediate pleasures; to behave in a relaxed, carefree manner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
genetic lottery	the uncertain nature of inheritable genetic qualities, such as intelligence and looks.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gerendis negotiis orbatus (Fin. 5. 20. 57)	banished from public life.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get around	To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get away with	To do something which is prohibited, forbidden or generally not allowed, and not be punished for the action.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get away with murder	To do something bad or illegal and not be punished.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Get Away with Murder	To commit some crimes or bad deeds and not get chastise	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get bent	Used to dismiss a person or what they are saying, and end the conversation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get cold feet	To become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get down	To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Get in on the Ground Floor	To get associated with an important or major business and project at its start	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get into trouble	To perform an action which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed and to become subject to punishment for such action.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get off with	To befriend someone and snog them, especially in a public place.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get on to	To contact in order to raise or discuss a certain matter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get one's feet wet	To begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get one's finger out	To proceed with the matter in hand.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get one's knickers in a twist	To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get onto	To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get over	To forget, and move on.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get over with	To do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get past oneself	To become able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get ready to roll!	Prepare to Move Out!, Get it in Gear and Fast!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Get Real	To confront reality, to realize something seriously, stop daydreaming and face the truth	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get something over with	To do something quickly and hastily; without procrastination, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get to	To track down and intimidate.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
getting it all together	Research your plan thoroughly, seek expert advice, launch trial balloons, rehearse your presentation, edit and firm it for final presentation.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
ghost in the machine	a term used to describe the concept of mind-body dualism: that the mind exists alongside and separate from the body; also an album by The Police	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Gift of Gab	Ability to talk in an interesting and convincing manner; Have an apt of talking	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Gild the Lily	To embellish or fabricate something that is already pretty and in a good condition	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
give a man a fish	Shortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
give ear	Dante Gabriel Rosetti, A Death-Parting, lines 5-6.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)

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