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finish withTo put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.Rate it:

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fire on all cylindersTo operate as effectively as possible.Rate it:

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first of allFirstly; before anything else.Rate 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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flat brokeHas no money at allRate it:

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flavor explosionOne can experience a 'flavor explosion' upon imbibing a beverage you have hither-to not sampled. You anticipated myriad taste treats. Upon the first sip you wantonly begin your 'slake' in a cascade of foaming, bubbling, refreshing, exhilarating deluge of dashing delicacy, dancing from cheek to cheek, then explosively and divinely diving into the depths of your desert-dry throat channel!.Rate it:

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flower not but flowers petal.Get a good small bit of big thing, matter, incidence.Rate it:

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fold awayTo put away by folding; to collapse something into a space where it can be stored while not in use.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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fools rush in where angels fear to treadA person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.Rate it:

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foot draggingTo be slow in doing certain things; to not move as fast as someone thinks it should.Rate it:

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foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

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Footloose and Fancy-FreeNot involved in any relation with someone, free not having any attachment with something or someone Rate it:

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for all intensive purposesMisconstruction of “for all intents and purposes”.Rate it:

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for all intensive purposesFor all highly demanding purposes.Rate it:

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for all one is worthIntensely, vigorously, with as much effort as one can supply.Rate it:

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for all the worldEntirely, to all appearances.Rate it:

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for good and allPermanently, forever.Rate it:

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for my moneyUsed to mark a statement made by the speaker as an opinion or something not known with certainty.Rate it:

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for the birdsWorthless; pointless; not deserving serious consideration.Rate it:

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for what it’s worthIdiomatic phrase used to introduce one’s opinion or advice on a topic or situation - usually spoken with a guarded degree of modesty, uncertainty, or an expectation that the receiver is not bound to heed the speaker’s words. Interchangeable with the phrase, ‘take it or leave it.’Rate it:

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for xyz reasonsFor reasons unknown and not worth speculating on.Rate it:

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forbidden fruitIllicit pleasure; something that one should not take or get involved with, such as an another person's spouse.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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formas (not figuras) geometricas describereto draw geometrical figures.Rate it:

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Four Corners of the EarthFrom all across the world, from all over the placeRate it:

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free rangenot intensively farmedRate it:

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free-for-allChaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.Rate it:

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free-for-allDeathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player plays against each other.Rate it:

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freezeDo not move. Used to make someone stopRate it:

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friendship with benefitsA friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.Rate it:

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frig itAn expression of frustration similar to, but not as coarse as f** it.Rate it:

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from china to peruall over the worldRate it:

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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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from here to sundayEverywhere; all over the place.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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From Soup to NutsHaving all from beginning to endRate it:

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frumenta in agris matura non sunt (B. G. 1. 16. 2)the corn is not yet ripe.Rate it:

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fuck allNothing at all or very little.Rate it:

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fuck y'allUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see fuck,‎ y'all.Rate it:

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fuck y'allExpression to show discontent with a group of others.Rate it:

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fucked updrunk; wasted; incredibly intoxicated (not necessarily with alcohol)Rate it:

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fudge the factsSomeone who complains constantly but does not tell the straight story.Rate it:

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fudge the issueAdopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance.Rate it:

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full of fuzzy logicAssertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.Rate it:

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full of himself/herselfThe self-centered individual awash with a smattering of ego expresses an all-knowing, all familiar, par excellence in the extreme. If someone said this about themselves, you could say that they are full of themselves, or "He's full of himself."Rate it:

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full of himself/herself:The self-centered individual awash with a smattering of 'ego' expresses an 'all-knowing', 'all familiar', par excellence in the extreme:Rate it:

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

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futura providere (not praevidere)to foresee the future.Rate it:

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game overA message usually signaling that the player failed a computer or video game, for example by losing all of their lives, although the phrase sometimes follows the score after successful completion of a game.Rate it:

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