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fair-weather friendOne who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.Rate it:

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faire affront à quelqu'unTo shame some one in public.Rate it:

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faire charlemagneTo leave off a winner, without giving one’s adversaries a chance of revenge.Rate it:

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faire d'une pierre deux coupsTo kill two birds with one stone.Rate it:

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faire des cuirsTo drop one’s h’s.Rate it:

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faire des siennesTo be at one’s old tricks.Rate it:

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faire fête à quelqu'unTo welcome some one heartily.Rate it:

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faire force de ramesTo row with all one’s might.Rate it:

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faire gémir la presse (ironic.)To print one’s writings.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 la courte échelle à quelqu'unTo allow some one to climb on one’s shoulders to scale a height; To give a lift to some one.Rate it:

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faire la planche1. To show others the way; 2. To float on one’s back.Rate it:

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faire le gros dosto arch one's back.Rate it:

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faire le pot (or, panier) à deux ansesTo put one’s arms akimbo.Rate it:

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faire maison neuve (or, nette)To change all one’s servants.Rate it:

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faire marche arrièreto turn back, go backwardsRate it:

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faire patte de veloursTo speak smoothly; To draw in one’s claws.Rate it:

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faire ses fraisTo cover one’s expenses.Rate it:

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faire son courrier (commercial)To write one’s letters.Rate it:

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faire un pied de nezto thumb one's noseRate it:

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faire un trou à la lune“To shoot the moon”; To flee from one’s creditors. Rate it:

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faire un trou à la lune (fam.)To shoot the moon; To fly from one’s creditors.Rate it:

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faire une chose de son chefTo do a thing on one’s own responsibility.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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faire vie qui dureTo live temperately; To husband one’s resources.Rate it:

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faith can move mountainsa strong, fervent belief in one's capability goes a long way in successful accomplishment of a taskRate it:

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fall between the cracksTo wind up in an unexpected situation which is, inadvertently, invisible to or not handled by whatever process one had hoped to be subject to; to be overlooked.Rate it:

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fall between two stoolsTo attempt two tasks and fail at both, when either one could have been accomplished singly.Rate it:

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fall from graceThe loss of one's current social position, prestige, status, power, etc.Rate it:

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fall guyThe one who takes the blame.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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false friendA word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.Rate it:

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famae servire, consulereto have regard for one's good name.Rate it:

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famam ante collectam tueri, conservareto live up to one's reputation.Rate it:

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famem sitimque depellere cibo et potioneto allay one's hunger, thirst.Rate it:

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famem, sitim explereto allay one's hunger, thirst.Rate it:

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Famous Last WordsAn ironic response to an absurd statement one makes when he or she is not sure of its resultRate it:

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fancypantsAlternative spelling of fancy pants. The condition of being overly showy; concerned more about one's reputation than anything else.Rate it:

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fashionably lateArriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.Rate it:

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Feather in Your CapA great achievement or honor which makes one proudRate it:

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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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feel oneselfTo feel comfortable or normal; to be in one's usual mood or state of health.Rate it:

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Feel Your OatsTo feel energetic, playful or frisky, to be in high spirits and aware of one’s power or energyRate it:

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feels over realspreference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradictRate it:

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Feet of ClayA hidden flaw in one’s characterRate it:

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female-to-maleThat changes a female end (usually a socket) of a connection into a male one (with pins, usually a plug).Rate it:

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

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fermer les yeuxto shut one's eyesRate it:

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ferro viam facere (per confertos hostes)to cut one's way (through the enemies' ranks).Rate it:

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