FACE
FACE TO FACE: personally,confronting one another; directly
opposite.i shall talk over this matter when he come face to face. the
brothers came face to face in a crowd.
FACE ABOUT: turn in the opposite direction. the troops were
ordered to face about.
TO PULL A LONG FACE: to look sad. he pulled along face when i
refused to help him.
TO PUT A NEW FACE ON: to alter aspect. the death of mr shastri
has put a new face on india's foreign policy.
TO LOSE FACE: to be humiliated. she lost face among her friends.
IN FACE OF: opposite. she worked in the face of me.
FLY IN THE FACE: to oppose strongly; to attack.when he said that i
lfew in his face.
KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE:remain serious. he was so funny that it was
impossible to keep a straigh face.
ON THE FACE OF IT: as it appears. he ahs been badly treated, on the
face of it.
FACE UP TO: accept and meet a situatin without flinching . weard
ruined, and must face up to the fact.
FACE VALUE: nominal . the face value of the stamp was a rupee , but
it was worth fifty rupees.
FACE DOWN: to assert one's superiority over merely by looking stern
. he was always able to face down peoplee who interrupted him when he
was making a speech.
HIS FACE FELL: he looked suddenly disappointed. . when she heard she
had been disqualified her face fell.
LET'S FACE IT: if one is to be honest. let's face it,none of us like
him very much.
TO FACE: while is present. you wouldnot be brave enough to say that
to his face!
TO MAKE FACES: to grimace. do not make faces at your elders.
PUT A GOOD FACE UPON IT : behave fearlessly and cheerful. rajesh has
run away from home, but his family is putting a good face on it.
IN THE FACE OF THE DAY: openly. he killed the men in the face of the day.
LOOK ONE IN THE FACE: see him steadily. the students look the
professor in the face.
TO ONE'S FACE: openly in his presence. he smoked that you have the
face to ask again for money.
HAVE THE FACE: be shameless. i am surprised that you have the face to
ask again for money.
FACE IT OUT: meet asituation with defiance. he knew he was in the
wrong, but was determined to face it out.
FACT
IN FACT : briefly, stated exactly. in fact, you will have to
stay in bed till we know what is the matter with you.
AS A MATTER OF FACT: in reality. as a matter of fact i did go to
delhi last month.
IN POINT OF FACT: indeed. in point of fact, our college team won
the match without much effort.
FAG
FAG END: useless remnant. he spent the fag end of his holiday on the river.
FAIL
WITHOUT FAIL: certainly. i willl meet you without fail.
FAINT
NOT TO HAVE THE FAINTEST: not to know at all. 'do you know where
he went'?no, i havenot the faintest.
FAIR
BY FAIR MEANS OR FOUL:in any possible way, just or injust. i
intend to win by fair means or foul.
FAIR GAME :something which is quite reasonable and permissible
to attack laugh. it is generally accepted that politicians are fair
game for journalists.
FAIR NAME: honourable reputation. he will do nothing to
spoilfair name of his family.
IN A FAIR WAY TO : likely to. old ramu is in fair way to make a
fool of himself over the girl.
FAIR AIM: careful, with a weapon. i looked fair aim with my
rifle, and fired.
A FAIR HAND: writing which can be easily read. krishna has a fair hand.
FAIR DEAL: a transaction which is fari and just to both sides. my
house for your farm would be a fair deal.
ONE'S FAIR FAME:good time. nehruji enjoys a fair fame through the
whole world.
FAIR AND SQUARE: honestjust,honest.you must have a fair and square
deal with your friends. i would advise you to be fair and square in
your dealings.
FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS: an unreliable friend. i know he is a fair
weather friend.
THE FAIR SEX: ladies. you must respect the fair sex.
FAIR PLAY: honest treatment; an absense of cheating. he is not
involved in the contest- he is only here to see fair play.
KEEP FAIR WITH:remain on amiable terms with. you must keep fair with
your friends.
IN A FAIR WAY TO: likely to succeed. she is in a fair way to bear a child.
FAIR MEANS : honestly. he won the game by fair means.
BID FAIR: promise. he bids fair to become a minister.
FAITH
IN GOOD FAITH: honestly, sincerity. we took the money in good
faith and therefore were not guilty.
FALL
FALL AWAY: dwindle; diminish. business usually falls away
during the summer.
FALL DOWN: to fall from a higher position. madan fell down
and broke his crown.
FALL FLAT: to fail . alll my advice fall flat on his ears.
FALL DOWN ON: to fail in. he is falling down on his job.
TO FALL IN WITH: agree, he willl fall in with my views.
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FALL ABOUT: to collaps(with laughter). when i told the joke to
my children they fell about laughing.
FALL BEHIND WITH: to become late in. donot fall behind with the rent!
FALL IN : to join a group of people doing something. as the
queue of people passed us, we fell in at the rear.
FALL OVER ONESELF: to very busy and put oneself toa great deal
of trouble. as soon as the film star appeared in the restaurent, all
the waiters fell over themseves to see that she had everything she
wanted
FALL ACROSS: to meet by chance. i fell across an old friend
on the road.
FALL AMONG: to find oneself in the midst of. one night i fell
among the thieves.
FALL TO : is to apply oneself to. he fell to writing again.
FALL FROM: is to recede from; to revolt. he has fallen from
his engagement.
FALL OFF: to drop; to become detached. the subscribers to
magazine have fallen off.
FALL OUT: to drop out; to happen; to befall. in his sleep he
let the gold falll out of his hand.
FALL FOR: become an admirer of. my son has definitely fallen
for your sister.
FALL UPON: attack. the wolf fell upon the lamb and devoured it.
TO FALL FOUL OF : quarrel . i fell foul of him.
FALL ON: attack. the lion fell on the wolf and devoured it.
FALL THROUGH: fall to happen. alll my plan fell through.
FALL OUT OFF: give up a habit. please you fall out off smoking.
TO FALL SHORT: to become insufficient. rice has fallen short.
FALSE
A FALSE ALARM: a warning of something which does not in fact
happen. we were told there was a bomb in that parcel but it was a
false alarm.
A FALSE START: a beginning insome activity which unsuccessful
and so has to be reported. after several false starts he eventually
made success of his business.
A FALSE STEP:a mistake. he made a false step in not informing
the police.
PLAY ONE FALSE: to act falsely or treacherously to a person.
i hope the party leader willl not play false to ram.
FAMILY
IN THE FAMILY WAY: to be pregnant. she is in the family way
these days.
SHE IS IN THE FAMILY WAY: in a domestic manner. let us settle
everything in a family way.
RUN IN THE FAMILY: to be feature found in many members of a
particular family. athletcs skill runs in our family; i am not
surprised he is going bald- it runs in the family.
FAMOUS
FAMOUS AS: popular. he was famous as a singer.
FANCY
TO CATCH THE FANCY:please. my watch caught the fancy of my friend.
TO TAKE A FANCY TO: to love. i have taken a fancy of my wife.
FANCY FREE: not in love with anyone.it is better to be fancy free.
FANCY ONESELF: to think of oneself as being, or as likely to
be, good. she always fancied herself as an actress.
FANCY MAN:male lover. i thought she was quite amusing, but i
did not think much of her fancy man.
TAKE FANCY: to be liked or wanted by. when my wife gone shopping
she just buys anything that takes her fancy.
FAR
FAR AND AWAY:a great deal, by a very great amount.he is far
and away from out reach.he is far and away the cleaverest boy in the
class.
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN: infrequent. your visits are few and far between.
GO FAR: do much. the boy will go far in his profession.
FAR SIGHTED: seeing too a great distance.my grand motheris a
far sighted woman.
FAR BE IT FROM ME: i have no right or desire. my grand mother
is a far sighted woman.
SO FAR, SO GOOD: the operation has been successful upto now. we
have built the walls of the shed- sofar,so good, now wehave to build
the rood.
FAR REACHING: widely applicable. this is my far reaching plan.
FAR AND AWAY:by great deal. napolean won the war by far and away.
FAR NAMED: widely known. shastri was far famed.
FAR AND WIDE OR FAR AND NEAR:everywhere, many places.he is famous
as a hunter far and near. people came from far and wide to hear his
speech.
FASHION
OUT OF FASHION: out of vogue. my winter suit is out of fashion.
AFTER A FASHION: in effective way. she cooked the dinner
after a fashion.
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IN FASHION: in current usage. that kind of saree is very much
in fashion now a days.
FAST
FAST ASLEEP:a state of deep sleep. the boy was fast asleep in
his mother's lap.
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE: to do what one likes; to act. he played
fast and loose his father's money.
PULL A FAST ONE:to deceive. he certainly pulled a fast one on me.
FAST BY:close to. he lives fast by the bus station.
FAST WITH GOUT: confined. you are fast with gout.
FAST FRIEND: bosom friend. madan is my fast friend.
TO MAKE FAST: fasten . please make the ship fast.
FAST COLOUR: colours which donot fade. we guarantee fast colours
of all cloth in your mills.
FAT
FAT BRAIND:dull;stupid. HE IS A FAT BRAINED MAN.
FAT-HEADED:dull;stupid. HE IS A FAT -HEADED MAN.
FAT-WITTED:dull;stupid. HE IS A FAT WITTED FELLOW.
FAT IN THE FIRE: the splutter and flames made anger. i told
father that i and raj were married, and then the fat in the fire.
A FAT LOT OF: not much. it is a fat lot use coming to see me when
i am out at work.
FATE
A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH: a dreadful happening. having to eat her
cooking far a whole week would be fate worse than death.
FATHER
FATHER OF THE NATION: greatest leader. mr nehru was the
father of the nation.
CHILD IS THE FATHER OF THE MAN: wordsworth.
THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF : a very extreme example of. there
will be the father and mother of row if your wife sees you like that!
FAULT
AT FAULT: blame. the accident should not have occured .
ramu was at fault.
TO A FAULT: excessively. to too great an extent.he was
generous to a fault an embarrased his friends by his lavish gifts.
FAVOUR
IN FAVOUR OF: in support. ram has the favour of his father.
FEAR
NO FEAR: not likley. 'are you thinking of getting
married?' no fear, i like being a bachelor.
WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR: impartially.. you must do your
duties without fear or favour.
PUT THE FEAR OF DEATH/GOD INTO: terrify. he is an
appalling driver, and driving with him puts the fear of god into me.
THERE IS NOT MUCH FEAR OF: it is not likely that. there
is not much fear of him leaving the firm, i am sorry tosay.
FEATHER
TO FEATHER ONE'S OWN NEST: to enrich onself. the leaders
are suspected of feathering their own nest.
BORROWED FEATHERS:borrowed glory. he is moving about in
borrowed feather.
FEATHERBED: to make things easy for. he was
featherbedded in his early life by his father's immense wealth.
A FEATHER IN ONE'S CAP: something onee can be proud of.
that prize he won was quite a feather in his cup.
MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY: to attack suddenly with great
effect. he stormed into the office tocomplain and made the feathers
fly.
RUFFLE FEATHERS: to upset, distress or annoy slightly.
she was a placid person, but his rudeness had ruffled her feathers
quite a bit.
SHOW THE WHITE FEATHERS: to show signs of cowardice. he
refused to join the protest, and the others accused him of showing the
white feather.
FED
FED UP WITH: tired of. i m fed up with my job.
FEEL
FEEL FOR:is to have smpathy. a humane man will feel for
other's trouble.
FEEL UP TO : want. he did not feel up to talking with any body.
FEEL LIKE DOING: having the inclination to. he feels like sleeping.
FEEL FREE: you may do. feel free to ask if you need any help.
FEET
BE RUSHED OFF ONE'S FEET: to be extremely busy. just
before christmas the staff in the shop are always rushed off their
feet.
FIND ONE'S FEET: to become able to cope with a new
situation. the new job was a difficult at first, but she soon found
her feet.
PUT ONE'S FEET UP: to take rest by lying down or sitting
with one's feet supported on something. i tookk forword to getting
home and putting on something. i took forward to getting home and
putting my feet up.
STAND ON ONE'S OWN FEET: to manage one's won affairs
without help. i willnot always behere to help you- it is time to you
learned to stand on your own two feet.
FEW
A MAN OF FEW WORDS: a person who does not speak much and
without any reason.he is a man of few words.
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN:at wide intervals, rare, scare.famines
are few and far between in india owing to scientifc methods of
agriculture. my b.a examination are few and far between.
FIDDLE:
FIT AS A FIDDLE: in good condition. heis still fit as a fiddle.
TO FIDDLE-FADDLE: to trifle. it never pays to
fiddle-faddle in your work.
FACE AS ALONG AS FIDDLE: dismal. his face was as long as fiddle.
ON THE FIDDLE: dishonest. he is always on the fiddle.
FIELD
KEEP THE FIELD: continue to fight successfully.
FIELD DAY: day of victory. he has had his field day in the
marriage party.
FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR:impartial treatment, equal
condition in a competition.you must hold an enquiry which should be
fair field and no favour. the competitors like a fair field and no
favour.
FIRST AND FOREMOST
FIRST AND FOREMOST:above all.the first and foremost
duty of a student is to obey his teachers.
FETCH
FETCH AND CARRY: to go back and forward getting things
which are needed.
FETCH UP:to come finally to a halt. she got on an express
train by mistake and fetched up in manchester.
FIGHT
FIGHTING FIT: in very good physicall condition. i have
been ill, but i am fighting fit again now.
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FIGHT IT OUT: to argue until a decisive end is reached.
fight it outamong youselves which of you is to go.
FIGHT SHY OF: to avooid . he fought shy of introducing her
to his wife.
PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT: to fight or compete well or bravely.
she puts up a good fight in the finals of the footbal competition, but
was defeated.
FIGURE
TO CUT A SORRY FIGURE: to be a ridiculed. he cut a sorry
figure at the party.
FIGURE UP:total. ask the waiter to figure up our bill.
CUT A POOR FIGURE: to make a distinction. the leader cut a
poor figure in the hall.
PERSON OF FIGURE: a man of distincion. dr radha krishan is
a person of figure.
FIGURE OF FUN: grotesque person. mahmood is a figure of fun.
THAT FIGURES: that is what i would expect. he has gone away.
that figure-he always disapperas without warning.
FILE
TO BITE FILE: to accept vain task. we have often bitten file.
FILL
FILL IN: to do job temporarily. i am filling in his manager
while her's in hospital.
FILL UP: documets, add detaild which are required. if you
require passport, please fill up this form.
FILL AN OFFICE: occupy a position or post. kapoor filled the
office of head clerk for ten years.
FILL OUT: complete by writing in. please fill out the applicatin form.
FIND
FIND OUT: discover. the thieves were trying to find out how
to open the safe box.
FIND ONE IN: to supply one with. you will find god in children.
ALL FOUND: everything provided. i am paying ten rupees a week
all found.
FIND ONESELF IN: to provide for one's need. i can let you
have tea and milk , but you will have to find yourself in sugar.
FINE
CUT IT FINE: to allow barely enough for something that must be
done. if you want to catch the noon train, you are cutting it a bit
fine.
FINE WRITING: leterary matter or style pretentiously or note.
these are not the days of fine writing.
ONE FINE DAY: once upon a time. one fine day i will succeed.
FINE ARTS: those appealing to beauty. seema is a student of fine arts.
IN FINE:in briefly. in fine i must meet you to day.
GO THROUGH WITH A FINE-TOOTH(ED) COMB: to search, or look at
very carefully. there must be a mistake somewhere, so i suggest you go
through all the records witha fine-tooth comb.
FINGER
AT ONE'S FINGER TIPS: knowledge. i have all the information at
my finger tips.
FINGERS ARE ALL THUMBS: fingers are clumpsy, awkward. it is
terrible cold this morning my fingers are all thumbs.
TO HAVE FINGER IN THE PIE: mixed up with some affairs. you may
be sure that she has a finger iin every pie.
TO THE FINGERS NAILS: totally. she is a cheat to the finger nails.
CROSS ONE'S FINGERS: to hope for good luck. i am crossing my
fingers and hoping that i get the job.
NOT TO LIFT A FINGER: to do nothing. she did not lift a finger
to prevent his arrest.
WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE: to work extremely hard. his
mother worked her fingers to the bone to send him to university.
FINISH
THE FINISHING TOUCHES:the final details which complete a work
of art etc. they had a meeting to put the finishing touches to their
plan.
FIRE
ON FIRE:burning. the biulding is one fire.
FIRE OUT: dismiss. the servant was fired out.
THROUGH FIRE AND WATER: through any kind of suffering or
discomfort. he would go through fire and water to make him happy.
UNDER FIRE: shot at, under blame. the dishonest servant is under fire.
FIRE AWAY: to begin doing something; to go ahead. i am ready to
start writing down what you are going to say-fire away.
HANG FIRE: to delay or to be delayed. our plans for the new
factory are hanging fire at the movement.
OPEN FIRE: to begin shooting. the enemy opened fire on us
before we reached safely.
PLAY WITH FIRE: to do something dangerous or riskhy. she knew
she was playing with fire by having an affair with a married man.
FIRE OFF:to discharge; to ask. the examiner fire off a hundred questions.
BETWEEN TWO FIRE: between the difficulties. sometimes
circumstaces put us between two fire.
SET ON FIRE: excite . they set the shop on fire.
FIRST
AT FIRST HAND: obtained directly. i was able to obtain
informatin about the accident at first hand.
FROM FIRST TO LAST : throughout.. i stood by him from first to last.
FIRST THING:before doing anything else. she does excercises
every morning first thing.
NOT TO KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT: to know nothing about. i am
afraid i donot know the first thing about cars.
AT THE FIRST GLANCE: superficially; before examining closely.
at the first glance i thought the colour was red, but now i see that
is yellow.
OF THE FIRST WATER: of the highest quality. she was a beauty of
the first water.
FISH
A BIG FISH: an importatn or leading person. he works in the
ministry of home, and i think he is quite a big fish.
DRINK LIKE A FISH: to drink too much alcohol. he is a kindly
man, but he drinks like a fish and is quite unreliable.
A FISH OUT OF WATER: a person who feels uncomfortable in his
surroundings. while travelling abroad, i felt like a fish out of
water.
FISH IN TROUBLED WATERS: to take advantage of disturbance,
difficulties, problems.to fish in troubled waters is the order of the
day.
HAVE OTHER FISH TO TRY: to have something else to todo or to
attend to. he did not seem to be intrested in the project, and they
suspected that he had other fish to fry.
MAKE FISH OF ONE AND FLESH OF ANOTHER: to treat one thing as
being different from another. i am afraid the two situations are
directly parallet and it would not be right to make fish of one and
flesh of another.
FIT
BY FITS: irregularly. she works by fits only.
FIT OUT: equip. the ship was fitted out for the tour.
BY FITS AND STARTS: irriegularly. he shoould work regularly
and not by fits at starts.
SEE FIT: to consider that some action is right, suitable. i
will not tell you what to do-you may do as you see fit.
FLAME
AN OLD FLAME: a sweet heart. she is an old falme of yours.
FAN THE FLAME: adding fresh causes for anger. her anger
fanned the flame of fight.
FLAT
FLAT OUT: as fast; energetically etc, as possible. he ran
flat out down the road.
FLAT DENIAL: complete and absolute. she flatly denied that
she had stolen the radio.
IN A FLAT SPIN: in a state of confused excitements. my
daughter is getting married on monday, and my wife has been in a flat
spin all week.
FLEA
FLEA-BITE: a trivial quantity of sum. he is a very richman;
ten rupees is a more flea bite to him.
A FLEA MARKET: a shop etc. selling second-hand goods. she
buys a lot of her more bizarre cloths in a flea market.
FLESH
FLESH AND BLOOD:relations;family,body.it is difficult to keep
flesh and blood alive during these hard days. she is my own flesh and
blood.
THE FLESH-POTS: luxurious living. she is enjoyoing herself
among the flesh pots of hollywood.
ALL FLESH:all human beings. all flesh must die one day.
IN FLESH: good condition. you will find him in the flesh.
AFTER THE FLESH: unchastity. life moves after the flesh.
ONE FLESH: united as one personality. a happy couple are one
flesh and soul.
TO MAKE THE FLESH CREEP: to chill with fright; to inspire
terror. in the moonlight i saw something that made my flesh creep.
TO PUT ON FLESH: to become fat. happiness is the best thing to
put on flesh.
FLOOR
TO TAKE THE FLOOR: to speak in debate. the president floored the paper.
WIPE THE FLOOR WITH: to defeat completely. he tried to argue
with his wife about the matter, but she wiped the floor with him.
FLOW
FLOW OF SPIRITS: high spirits, gaity. a newly married couple
had a tremendous flow of spirits.
FLUSH
A BUSTED FLUSH:something that has to be abandoned as a
failure. he had to admit that his plans for expansion had been a
busted flush.
IN THE FIRST FLUSH OF( IN): the early stages of (something)
when a person is feeling fresh, strong , enthusiastic etc. he is no
longer in the first flush of youth.
FLUTTER
CAUSE A FLUTTER: cause excitement. the announcement of the
kapoor's marriage caused a tremendous flutter.
FLY
A FLYING VISIT: a very short, often unexpected visit. she
paid her mothera flying visit before she went back to the university.
FLY INTO A RAGE:become very angry. madan flew into a rage when
his wife brought her new shirt.
FLY AT: is to rush upon;attack. the cat flew at the mouse.
LET FLY: to throw, shoot or send out violently, to strike at
or speak sharply to. he aimed carefully and let fly at the target.
THERE ARE NO FLIES ON: there is no lack of intelligence and
cunning in. i am sure he realised what you were doing. there are no
flies on sohan.
HE WOULDN'T HURT A FLY: he is very gentle. out dog looks
fierce. but really he wouldnot hurt a fly.
FLY OUT: is to rush out. the child opened the door of the cage
and the parrots flew out.
GET OFF TO A FLYING START: to have a very successful beginning.
our new shop has a got off to a flying start.
FOG
IN FOG: puzzled. my mind is no fog.
FOLLOW
FOLLOW OUT: pursue. to the end.please follow your ambitions out.
FOLLOW SUIT: behave similarly; do the same thing . the thief
dashed across the road, and the policeman followed suit.
FOLLOW ON:continue endeavour. if youfail, follow on.
FOLLOW UP: to pursue an advantage closely; to pursue a
question that has been started. you must follow up your success in
business.
FOOL
TO MAKE A FOOL OF: to make a fun of. she had made a fool of him.
BE A FOOL TO: nothing in comparison with. iam a fool to mohan.
FOOL AWAY: waste. donot fool away your time in public park.
FOOL'S PARADISE: illusory happiness. he was living in a fool's paradise.
NO BODY'S FOOL:a sensible person. he tells her lies, but sheis
no body's fool and she does not believe them.
FOOT/FEET
ON FOOT:walking. we went all the way to railway station on foot.
FOOT AT THE BILL: to pay the bill. i will fot the bill for dinner.
TO SET FOOT ON: is quite intelligible. he will never set foot
on indian soil
PUT ONE'S BEST FOOT FORWARD: to make the best attempt
possible. if you put your best foot forward you will complete the work
in time.
PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT: to door say something stupid. i really
put my foot in it when i asked about his wife- she has just run away
with his friend.
SET FOOT IN: to arrive at or one. as soon as he set foot in
the hotel he knew it would be unsuitable for his mother's holiday.
AT ONE'S FEET: follower. heis at your feet.
TO PUT ONE'S FOOT INTO IT: to commit oneself. i am going to
put my foot down.
TO PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN: be determined. i am going to put my foot down.
FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS: to do same as has done before on. when he
joined army force he was following in his father's footsteps.
GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT: to make a bad beginning. she got
offon the wrong foot by being half an hour late for her interview.
NOT TO PUT A FOOT WRONG: not to make a mistake of anykind. in
all the delegate negotiations, the deplomat never put a foot wrong.
FORE
FORE AND AFT:nautical. the ship was filled with cabins fore and aft.
TO THE FORE: on hand. keep some cash to the fore always.
FOUL
FALL FOUL OF : to get into a position where is hostile to or
angry with one. at an early ge he fell foul of the law.
MAKE FOUL WATER:disturb the atmosphere. donot make foul water here.
THROUGH FOUL AND FAIR: through every thing. he has passed
through foul and fair.
FOUL PLAY:unfair, unsporting. the sailor was never seen
again, the police suspected foul play.
FOUR
ON ALL FOURS: on hands and knees. he went up the steep path on all four.
THE FOUR SEA: everywhere. wind blows over the four seas.
FRAUGHT
FRAUGHT WITH: laden with; bearing. he fear this telegram is
fraught with trouble.
FREE
FREE FOR: without charge. ram has got his notebook for free.
FREE FROM: is to release. he would like to be free from some of
his responsibilites.
SET FREE:release. the child opened the cage door, and set the bird free.
FREE HAND: complete from freedom of action. i have a free hand
in arranging the concert.
WITH A FREE HAND: generously or liberally. she spread cream on
top of the cake with a free hand.
MAKE FREE WITH: to behave in too friendly and informal a way
towards . his wifesuspected of making free with the typists in the
office.
FRESH
FRESH AS PAINT:entirely fresh. she looks now as fresh as paint.
IN THE FRESH OF MORNING: in the pleasant. we will meet in the
fresh of morning.
FRIEND
MAKE FRIEND:from friendship. he nevermade friends easily.
BOSOM FRIEND: close friend . mohan is my bosom briend.
HAVE A FRIEND AT COURT: to have a friend in a position where
his influence is likely to be useful to one. of course she has a
friend at court- her husbandis the sales manager of the firm.
BE FRIENDS WITH: beon good terms with . let us be friends with
each other.
FROG
HAVE A FROG IN ONE'S THROAT: to be hoarse. your voice sounds
funny-- have yougot a frog in your throat?
FRONT
IN FRONT OF: before. please wait for me in front of the tea house.
COME TO THE FRONT: to become noticeable. after the death of
his father rajesh came to the front and took charge of entire factory.
FROM
FROM BAD TO WORSE:daily going down.sita has been ill since
long. her condition is going daily from bad to worse.
FROM HAND TO MOUTH:without any provision for future, to live
within little income.i am from hand to mouth these days as the income
is low. you talk of saving, i live from hand to mouth.
FROM DOOR TO DOOR:from house to house. i am selling my wares
from door to door.
FULL
IN FULL: completely. write your name in full.
FULL OF UP:full to the limit. the cup is full up with milk.
FULL OF YEARS: at a good old age. i have not seen anyone
full of yearsin our family.
FULL OF:complete. life is full of suprises.
FULL WELL:very well. i knew full well.
IN FULL SWING: in full vigour. the party was in full swing
when i arrived.
TO THE FULL: as much as possible. they all enjoyed life to the full.
FUN
IN FUN: as a joke . do not get angry; i said that just in fun.
MAKE FUN OF: ridicule. donot make fun of that man.
LIKE FUN: very quickly, hard or strongly. we were all
working like fun to get ti finished.
POKE FUN AT: ridicule. donot poke fun at your parents.
FUNK
IN A BLUE FUNK: ina state of terror or extreme. she was in a
blue funk about going to the dentist.
FUNNY
FUNNY BUSINESS: tricks or deceptions etc. the hijackers told
the pilot that if he tried any funny business they would shoot him.
FURY
LIKE FURY:with great effort. she got into the car and drove
likea fury in order to be there on time.
FUSS
MAKE A FUSS: to complain. you will have to make a fuss if
you want your money back in place of those damaged goods.
MAKE A FUSS OF: to play a lot of attention to. he always
makes a fuss of his grandchildren.
FACE TO FACE: personally,confronting one another; directly
opposite.i shall talk over this matter when he come face to face. the
brothers came face to face in a crowd.
FACE ABOUT: turn in the opposite direction. the troops were
ordered to face about.
TO PULL A LONG FACE: to look sad. he pulled along face when i
refused to help him.
TO PUT A NEW FACE ON: to alter aspect. the death of mr shastri
has put a new face on india's foreign policy.
TO LOSE FACE: to be humiliated. she lost face among her friends.
IN FACE OF: opposite. she worked in the face of me.
FLY IN THE FACE: to oppose strongly; to attack.when he said that i
lfew in his face.
KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE:remain serious. he was so funny that it was
impossible to keep a straigh face.
ON THE FACE OF IT: as it appears. he ahs been badly treated, on the
face of it.
FACE UP TO: accept and meet a situatin without flinching . weard
ruined, and must face up to the fact.
FACE VALUE: nominal . the face value of the stamp was a rupee , but
it was worth fifty rupees.
FACE DOWN: to assert one's superiority over merely by looking stern
. he was always able to face down peoplee who interrupted him when he
was making a speech.
HIS FACE FELL: he looked suddenly disappointed. . when she heard she
had been disqualified her face fell.
LET'S FACE IT: if one is to be honest. let's face it,none of us like
him very much.
TO FACE: while is present. you wouldnot be brave enough to say that
to his face!
TO MAKE FACES: to grimace. do not make faces at your elders.
PUT A GOOD FACE UPON IT : behave fearlessly and cheerful. rajesh has
run away from home, but his family is putting a good face on it.
IN THE FACE OF THE DAY: openly. he killed the men in the face of the day.
LOOK ONE IN THE FACE: see him steadily. the students look the
professor in the face.
TO ONE'S FACE: openly in his presence. he smoked that you have the
face to ask again for money.
HAVE THE FACE: be shameless. i am surprised that you have the face to
ask again for money.
FACE IT OUT: meet asituation with defiance. he knew he was in the
wrong, but was determined to face it out.
FACT
IN FACT : briefly, stated exactly. in fact, you will have to
stay in bed till we know what is the matter with you.
AS A MATTER OF FACT: in reality. as a matter of fact i did go to
delhi last month.
IN POINT OF FACT: indeed. in point of fact, our college team won
the match without much effort.
FAG
FAG END: useless remnant. he spent the fag end of his holiday on the river.
FAIL
WITHOUT FAIL: certainly. i willl meet you without fail.
FAINT
NOT TO HAVE THE FAINTEST: not to know at all. 'do you know where
he went'?no, i havenot the faintest.
FAIR
BY FAIR MEANS OR FOUL:in any possible way, just or injust. i
intend to win by fair means or foul.
FAIR GAME :something which is quite reasonable and permissible
to attack laugh. it is generally accepted that politicians are fair
game for journalists.
FAIR NAME: honourable reputation. he will do nothing to
spoilfair name of his family.
IN A FAIR WAY TO : likely to. old ramu is in fair way to make a
fool of himself over the girl.
FAIR AIM: careful, with a weapon. i looked fair aim with my
rifle, and fired.
A FAIR HAND: writing which can be easily read. krishna has a fair hand.
FAIR DEAL: a transaction which is fari and just to both sides. my
house for your farm would be a fair deal.
ONE'S FAIR FAME:good time. nehruji enjoys a fair fame through the
whole world.
FAIR AND SQUARE: honestjust,honest.you must have a fair and square
deal with your friends. i would advise you to be fair and square in
your dealings.
FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS: an unreliable friend. i know he is a fair
weather friend.
THE FAIR SEX: ladies. you must respect the fair sex.
FAIR PLAY: honest treatment; an absense of cheating. he is not
involved in the contest- he is only here to see fair play.
KEEP FAIR WITH:remain on amiable terms with. you must keep fair with
your friends.
IN A FAIR WAY TO: likely to succeed. she is in a fair way to bear a child.
FAIR MEANS : honestly. he won the game by fair means.
BID FAIR: promise. he bids fair to become a minister.
FAITH
IN GOOD FAITH: honestly, sincerity. we took the money in good
faith and therefore were not guilty.
FALL
FALL AWAY: dwindle; diminish. business usually falls away
during the summer.
FALL DOWN: to fall from a higher position. madan fell down
and broke his crown.
FALL FLAT: to fail . alll my advice fall flat on his ears.
FALL DOWN ON: to fail in. he is falling down on his job.
TO FALL IN WITH: agree, he willl fall in with my views.
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FALL ABOUT: to collaps(with laughter). when i told the joke to
my children they fell about laughing.
FALL BEHIND WITH: to become late in. donot fall behind with the rent!
FALL IN : to join a group of people doing something. as the
queue of people passed us, we fell in at the rear.
FALL OVER ONESELF: to very busy and put oneself toa great deal
of trouble. as soon as the film star appeared in the restaurent, all
the waiters fell over themseves to see that she had everything she
wanted
FALL ACROSS: to meet by chance. i fell across an old friend
on the road.
FALL AMONG: to find oneself in the midst of. one night i fell
among the thieves.
FALL TO : is to apply oneself to. he fell to writing again.
FALL FROM: is to recede from; to revolt. he has fallen from
his engagement.
FALL OFF: to drop; to become detached. the subscribers to
magazine have fallen off.
FALL OUT: to drop out; to happen; to befall. in his sleep he
let the gold falll out of his hand.
FALL FOR: become an admirer of. my son has definitely fallen
for your sister.
FALL UPON: attack. the wolf fell upon the lamb and devoured it.
TO FALL FOUL OF : quarrel . i fell foul of him.
FALL ON: attack. the lion fell on the wolf and devoured it.
FALL THROUGH: fall to happen. alll my plan fell through.
FALL OUT OFF: give up a habit. please you fall out off smoking.
TO FALL SHORT: to become insufficient. rice has fallen short.
FALSE
A FALSE ALARM: a warning of something which does not in fact
happen. we were told there was a bomb in that parcel but it was a
false alarm.
A FALSE START: a beginning insome activity which unsuccessful
and so has to be reported. after several false starts he eventually
made success of his business.
A FALSE STEP:a mistake. he made a false step in not informing
the police.
PLAY ONE FALSE: to act falsely or treacherously to a person.
i hope the party leader willl not play false to ram.
FAMILY
IN THE FAMILY WAY: to be pregnant. she is in the family way
these days.
SHE IS IN THE FAMILY WAY: in a domestic manner. let us settle
everything in a family way.
RUN IN THE FAMILY: to be feature found in many members of a
particular family. athletcs skill runs in our family; i am not
surprised he is going bald- it runs in the family.
FAMOUS
FAMOUS AS: popular. he was famous as a singer.
FANCY
TO CATCH THE FANCY:please. my watch caught the fancy of my friend.
TO TAKE A FANCY TO: to love. i have taken a fancy of my wife.
FANCY FREE: not in love with anyone.it is better to be fancy free.
FANCY ONESELF: to think of oneself as being, or as likely to
be, good. she always fancied herself as an actress.
FANCY MAN:male lover. i thought she was quite amusing, but i
did not think much of her fancy man.
TAKE FANCY: to be liked or wanted by. when my wife gone shopping
she just buys anything that takes her fancy.
FAR
FAR AND AWAY:a great deal, by a very great amount.he is far
and away from out reach.he is far and away the cleaverest boy in the
class.
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN: infrequent. your visits are few and far between.
GO FAR: do much. the boy will go far in his profession.
FAR SIGHTED: seeing too a great distance.my grand motheris a
far sighted woman.
FAR BE IT FROM ME: i have no right or desire. my grand mother
is a far sighted woman.
SO FAR, SO GOOD: the operation has been successful upto now. we
have built the walls of the shed- sofar,so good, now wehave to build
the rood.
FAR REACHING: widely applicable. this is my far reaching plan.
FAR AND AWAY:by great deal. napolean won the war by far and away.
FAR NAMED: widely known. shastri was far famed.
FAR AND WIDE OR FAR AND NEAR:everywhere, many places.he is famous
as a hunter far and near. people came from far and wide to hear his
speech.
FASHION
OUT OF FASHION: out of vogue. my winter suit is out of fashion.
AFTER A FASHION: in effective way. she cooked the dinner
after a fashion.
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IN FASHION: in current usage. that kind of saree is very much
in fashion now a days.
FAST
FAST ASLEEP:a state of deep sleep. the boy was fast asleep in
his mother's lap.
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE: to do what one likes; to act. he played
fast and loose his father's money.
PULL A FAST ONE:to deceive. he certainly pulled a fast one on me.
FAST BY:close to. he lives fast by the bus station.
FAST WITH GOUT: confined. you are fast with gout.
FAST FRIEND: bosom friend. madan is my fast friend.
TO MAKE FAST: fasten . please make the ship fast.
FAST COLOUR: colours which donot fade. we guarantee fast colours
of all cloth in your mills.
FAT
FAT BRAIND:dull;stupid. HE IS A FAT BRAINED MAN.
FAT-HEADED:dull;stupid. HE IS A FAT -HEADED MAN.
FAT-WITTED:dull;stupid. HE IS A FAT WITTED FELLOW.
FAT IN THE FIRE: the splutter and flames made anger. i told
father that i and raj were married, and then the fat in the fire.
A FAT LOT OF: not much. it is a fat lot use coming to see me when
i am out at work.
FATE
A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH: a dreadful happening. having to eat her
cooking far a whole week would be fate worse than death.
FATHER
FATHER OF THE NATION: greatest leader. mr nehru was the
father of the nation.
CHILD IS THE FATHER OF THE MAN: wordsworth.
THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF : a very extreme example of. there
will be the father and mother of row if your wife sees you like that!
FAULT
AT FAULT: blame. the accident should not have occured .
ramu was at fault.
TO A FAULT: excessively. to too great an extent.he was
generous to a fault an embarrased his friends by his lavish gifts.
FAVOUR
IN FAVOUR OF: in support. ram has the favour of his father.
FEAR
NO FEAR: not likley. 'are you thinking of getting
married?' no fear, i like being a bachelor.
WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR: impartially.. you must do your
duties without fear or favour.
PUT THE FEAR OF DEATH/GOD INTO: terrify. he is an
appalling driver, and driving with him puts the fear of god into me.
THERE IS NOT MUCH FEAR OF: it is not likely that. there
is not much fear of him leaving the firm, i am sorry tosay.
FEATHER
TO FEATHER ONE'S OWN NEST: to enrich onself. the leaders
are suspected of feathering their own nest.
BORROWED FEATHERS:borrowed glory. he is moving about in
borrowed feather.
FEATHERBED: to make things easy for. he was
featherbedded in his early life by his father's immense wealth.
A FEATHER IN ONE'S CAP: something onee can be proud of.
that prize he won was quite a feather in his cup.
MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY: to attack suddenly with great
effect. he stormed into the office tocomplain and made the feathers
fly.
RUFFLE FEATHERS: to upset, distress or annoy slightly.
she was a placid person, but his rudeness had ruffled her feathers
quite a bit.
SHOW THE WHITE FEATHERS: to show signs of cowardice. he
refused to join the protest, and the others accused him of showing the
white feather.
FED
FED UP WITH: tired of. i m fed up with my job.
FEEL
FEEL FOR:is to have smpathy. a humane man will feel for
other's trouble.
FEEL UP TO : want. he did not feel up to talking with any body.
FEEL LIKE DOING: having the inclination to. he feels like sleeping.
FEEL FREE: you may do. feel free to ask if you need any help.
FEET
BE RUSHED OFF ONE'S FEET: to be extremely busy. just
before christmas the staff in the shop are always rushed off their
feet.
FIND ONE'S FEET: to become able to cope with a new
situation. the new job was a difficult at first, but she soon found
her feet.
PUT ONE'S FEET UP: to take rest by lying down or sitting
with one's feet supported on something. i tookk forword to getting
home and putting on something. i took forward to getting home and
putting my feet up.
STAND ON ONE'S OWN FEET: to manage one's won affairs
without help. i willnot always behere to help you- it is time to you
learned to stand on your own two feet.
FEW
A MAN OF FEW WORDS: a person who does not speak much and
without any reason.he is a man of few words.
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN:at wide intervals, rare, scare.famines
are few and far between in india owing to scientifc methods of
agriculture. my b.a examination are few and far between.
FIDDLE:
FIT AS A FIDDLE: in good condition. heis still fit as a fiddle.
TO FIDDLE-FADDLE: to trifle. it never pays to
fiddle-faddle in your work.
FACE AS ALONG AS FIDDLE: dismal. his face was as long as fiddle.
ON THE FIDDLE: dishonest. he is always on the fiddle.
FIELD
KEEP THE FIELD: continue to fight successfully.
FIELD DAY: day of victory. he has had his field day in the
marriage party.
FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR:impartial treatment, equal
condition in a competition.you must hold an enquiry which should be
fair field and no favour. the competitors like a fair field and no
favour.
FIRST AND FOREMOST
FIRST AND FOREMOST:above all.the first and foremost
duty of a student is to obey his teachers.
FETCH
FETCH AND CARRY: to go back and forward getting things
which are needed.
FETCH UP:to come finally to a halt. she got on an express
train by mistake and fetched up in manchester.
FIGHT
FIGHTING FIT: in very good physicall condition. i have
been ill, but i am fighting fit again now.
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FIGHT IT OUT: to argue until a decisive end is reached.
fight it outamong youselves which of you is to go.
FIGHT SHY OF: to avooid . he fought shy of introducing her
to his wife.
PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT: to fight or compete well or bravely.
she puts up a good fight in the finals of the footbal competition, but
was defeated.
FIGURE
TO CUT A SORRY FIGURE: to be a ridiculed. he cut a sorry
figure at the party.
FIGURE UP:total. ask the waiter to figure up our bill.
CUT A POOR FIGURE: to make a distinction. the leader cut a
poor figure in the hall.
PERSON OF FIGURE: a man of distincion. dr radha krishan is
a person of figure.
FIGURE OF FUN: grotesque person. mahmood is a figure of fun.
THAT FIGURES: that is what i would expect. he has gone away.
that figure-he always disapperas without warning.
FILE
TO BITE FILE: to accept vain task. we have often bitten file.
FILL
FILL IN: to do job temporarily. i am filling in his manager
while her's in hospital.
FILL UP: documets, add detaild which are required. if you
require passport, please fill up this form.
FILL AN OFFICE: occupy a position or post. kapoor filled the
office of head clerk for ten years.
FILL OUT: complete by writing in. please fill out the applicatin form.
FIND
FIND OUT: discover. the thieves were trying to find out how
to open the safe box.
FIND ONE IN: to supply one with. you will find god in children.
ALL FOUND: everything provided. i am paying ten rupees a week
all found.
FIND ONESELF IN: to provide for one's need. i can let you
have tea and milk , but you will have to find yourself in sugar.
FINE
CUT IT FINE: to allow barely enough for something that must be
done. if you want to catch the noon train, you are cutting it a bit
fine.
FINE WRITING: leterary matter or style pretentiously or note.
these are not the days of fine writing.
ONE FINE DAY: once upon a time. one fine day i will succeed.
FINE ARTS: those appealing to beauty. seema is a student of fine arts.
IN FINE:in briefly. in fine i must meet you to day.
GO THROUGH WITH A FINE-TOOTH(ED) COMB: to search, or look at
very carefully. there must be a mistake somewhere, so i suggest you go
through all the records witha fine-tooth comb.
FINGER
AT ONE'S FINGER TIPS: knowledge. i have all the information at
my finger tips.
FINGERS ARE ALL THUMBS: fingers are clumpsy, awkward. it is
terrible cold this morning my fingers are all thumbs.
TO HAVE FINGER IN THE PIE: mixed up with some affairs. you may
be sure that she has a finger iin every pie.
TO THE FINGERS NAILS: totally. she is a cheat to the finger nails.
CROSS ONE'S FINGERS: to hope for good luck. i am crossing my
fingers and hoping that i get the job.
NOT TO LIFT A FINGER: to do nothing. she did not lift a finger
to prevent his arrest.
WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE: to work extremely hard. his
mother worked her fingers to the bone to send him to university.
FINISH
THE FINISHING TOUCHES:the final details which complete a work
of art etc. they had a meeting to put the finishing touches to their
plan.
FIRE
ON FIRE:burning. the biulding is one fire.
FIRE OUT: dismiss. the servant was fired out.
THROUGH FIRE AND WATER: through any kind of suffering or
discomfort. he would go through fire and water to make him happy.
UNDER FIRE: shot at, under blame. the dishonest servant is under fire.
FIRE AWAY: to begin doing something; to go ahead. i am ready to
start writing down what you are going to say-fire away.
HANG FIRE: to delay or to be delayed. our plans for the new
factory are hanging fire at the movement.
OPEN FIRE: to begin shooting. the enemy opened fire on us
before we reached safely.
PLAY WITH FIRE: to do something dangerous or riskhy. she knew
she was playing with fire by having an affair with a married man.
FIRE OFF:to discharge; to ask. the examiner fire off a hundred questions.
BETWEEN TWO FIRE: between the difficulties. sometimes
circumstaces put us between two fire.
SET ON FIRE: excite . they set the shop on fire.
FIRST
AT FIRST HAND: obtained directly. i was able to obtain
informatin about the accident at first hand.
FROM FIRST TO LAST : throughout.. i stood by him from first to last.
FIRST THING:before doing anything else. she does excercises
every morning first thing.
NOT TO KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT: to know nothing about. i am
afraid i donot know the first thing about cars.
AT THE FIRST GLANCE: superficially; before examining closely.
at the first glance i thought the colour was red, but now i see that
is yellow.
OF THE FIRST WATER: of the highest quality. she was a beauty of
the first water.
FISH
A BIG FISH: an importatn or leading person. he works in the
ministry of home, and i think he is quite a big fish.
DRINK LIKE A FISH: to drink too much alcohol. he is a kindly
man, but he drinks like a fish and is quite unreliable.
A FISH OUT OF WATER: a person who feels uncomfortable in his
surroundings. while travelling abroad, i felt like a fish out of
water.
FISH IN TROUBLED WATERS: to take advantage of disturbance,
difficulties, problems.to fish in troubled waters is the order of the
day.
HAVE OTHER FISH TO TRY: to have something else to todo or to
attend to. he did not seem to be intrested in the project, and they
suspected that he had other fish to fry.
MAKE FISH OF ONE AND FLESH OF ANOTHER: to treat one thing as
being different from another. i am afraid the two situations are
directly parallet and it would not be right to make fish of one and
flesh of another.
FIT
BY FITS: irregularly. she works by fits only.
FIT OUT: equip. the ship was fitted out for the tour.
BY FITS AND STARTS: irriegularly. he shoould work regularly
and not by fits at starts.
SEE FIT: to consider that some action is right, suitable. i
will not tell you what to do-you may do as you see fit.
FLAME
AN OLD FLAME: a sweet heart. she is an old falme of yours.
FAN THE FLAME: adding fresh causes for anger. her anger
fanned the flame of fight.
FLAT
FLAT OUT: as fast; energetically etc, as possible. he ran
flat out down the road.
FLAT DENIAL: complete and absolute. she flatly denied that
she had stolen the radio.
IN A FLAT SPIN: in a state of confused excitements. my
daughter is getting married on monday, and my wife has been in a flat
spin all week.
FLEA
FLEA-BITE: a trivial quantity of sum. he is a very richman;
ten rupees is a more flea bite to him.
A FLEA MARKET: a shop etc. selling second-hand goods. she
buys a lot of her more bizarre cloths in a flea market.
FLESH
FLESH AND BLOOD:relations;family,body.it is difficult to keep
flesh and blood alive during these hard days. she is my own flesh and
blood.
THE FLESH-POTS: luxurious living. she is enjoyoing herself
among the flesh pots of hollywood.
ALL FLESH:all human beings. all flesh must die one day.
IN FLESH: good condition. you will find him in the flesh.
AFTER THE FLESH: unchastity. life moves after the flesh.
ONE FLESH: united as one personality. a happy couple are one
flesh and soul.
TO MAKE THE FLESH CREEP: to chill with fright; to inspire
terror. in the moonlight i saw something that made my flesh creep.
TO PUT ON FLESH: to become fat. happiness is the best thing to
put on flesh.
FLOOR
TO TAKE THE FLOOR: to speak in debate. the president floored the paper.
WIPE THE FLOOR WITH: to defeat completely. he tried to argue
with his wife about the matter, but she wiped the floor with him.
FLOW
FLOW OF SPIRITS: high spirits, gaity. a newly married couple
had a tremendous flow of spirits.
FLUSH
A BUSTED FLUSH:something that has to be abandoned as a
failure. he had to admit that his plans for expansion had been a
busted flush.
IN THE FIRST FLUSH OF( IN): the early stages of (something)
when a person is feeling fresh, strong , enthusiastic etc. he is no
longer in the first flush of youth.
FLUTTER
CAUSE A FLUTTER: cause excitement. the announcement of the
kapoor's marriage caused a tremendous flutter.
FLY
A FLYING VISIT: a very short, often unexpected visit. she
paid her mothera flying visit before she went back to the university.
FLY INTO A RAGE:become very angry. madan flew into a rage when
his wife brought her new shirt.
FLY AT: is to rush upon;attack. the cat flew at the mouse.
LET FLY: to throw, shoot or send out violently, to strike at
or speak sharply to. he aimed carefully and let fly at the target.
THERE ARE NO FLIES ON: there is no lack of intelligence and
cunning in. i am sure he realised what you were doing. there are no
flies on sohan.
HE WOULDN'T HURT A FLY: he is very gentle. out dog looks
fierce. but really he wouldnot hurt a fly.
FLY OUT: is to rush out. the child opened the door of the cage
and the parrots flew out.
GET OFF TO A FLYING START: to have a very successful beginning.
our new shop has a got off to a flying start.
FOG
IN FOG: puzzled. my mind is no fog.
FOLLOW
FOLLOW OUT: pursue. to the end.please follow your ambitions out.
FOLLOW SUIT: behave similarly; do the same thing . the thief
dashed across the road, and the policeman followed suit.
FOLLOW ON:continue endeavour. if youfail, follow on.
FOLLOW UP: to pursue an advantage closely; to pursue a
question that has been started. you must follow up your success in
business.
FOOL
TO MAKE A FOOL OF: to make a fun of. she had made a fool of him.
BE A FOOL TO: nothing in comparison with. iam a fool to mohan.
FOOL AWAY: waste. donot fool away your time in public park.
FOOL'S PARADISE: illusory happiness. he was living in a fool's paradise.
NO BODY'S FOOL:a sensible person. he tells her lies, but sheis
no body's fool and she does not believe them.
FOOT/FEET
ON FOOT:walking. we went all the way to railway station on foot.
FOOT AT THE BILL: to pay the bill. i will fot the bill for dinner.
TO SET FOOT ON: is quite intelligible. he will never set foot
on indian soil
PUT ONE'S BEST FOOT FORWARD: to make the best attempt
possible. if you put your best foot forward you will complete the work
in time.
PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT: to door say something stupid. i really
put my foot in it when i asked about his wife- she has just run away
with his friend.
SET FOOT IN: to arrive at or one. as soon as he set foot in
the hotel he knew it would be unsuitable for his mother's holiday.
AT ONE'S FEET: follower. heis at your feet.
TO PUT ONE'S FOOT INTO IT: to commit oneself. i am going to
put my foot down.
TO PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN: be determined. i am going to put my foot down.
FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS: to do same as has done before on. when he
joined army force he was following in his father's footsteps.
GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT: to make a bad beginning. she got
offon the wrong foot by being half an hour late for her interview.
NOT TO PUT A FOOT WRONG: not to make a mistake of anykind. in
all the delegate negotiations, the deplomat never put a foot wrong.
FORE
FORE AND AFT:nautical. the ship was filled with cabins fore and aft.
TO THE FORE: on hand. keep some cash to the fore always.
FOUL
FALL FOUL OF : to get into a position where is hostile to or
angry with one. at an early ge he fell foul of the law.
MAKE FOUL WATER:disturb the atmosphere. donot make foul water here.
THROUGH FOUL AND FAIR: through every thing. he has passed
through foul and fair.
FOUL PLAY:unfair, unsporting. the sailor was never seen
again, the police suspected foul play.
FOUR
ON ALL FOURS: on hands and knees. he went up the steep path on all four.
THE FOUR SEA: everywhere. wind blows over the four seas.
FRAUGHT
FRAUGHT WITH: laden with; bearing. he fear this telegram is
fraught with trouble.
FREE
FREE FOR: without charge. ram has got his notebook for free.
FREE FROM: is to release. he would like to be free from some of
his responsibilites.
SET FREE:release. the child opened the cage door, and set the bird free.
FREE HAND: complete from freedom of action. i have a free hand
in arranging the concert.
WITH A FREE HAND: generously or liberally. she spread cream on
top of the cake with a free hand.
MAKE FREE WITH: to behave in too friendly and informal a way
towards . his wifesuspected of making free with the typists in the
office.
FRESH
FRESH AS PAINT:entirely fresh. she looks now as fresh as paint.
IN THE FRESH OF MORNING: in the pleasant. we will meet in the
fresh of morning.
FRIEND
MAKE FRIEND:from friendship. he nevermade friends easily.
BOSOM FRIEND: close friend . mohan is my bosom briend.
HAVE A FRIEND AT COURT: to have a friend in a position where
his influence is likely to be useful to one. of course she has a
friend at court- her husbandis the sales manager of the firm.
BE FRIENDS WITH: beon good terms with . let us be friends with
each other.
FROG
HAVE A FROG IN ONE'S THROAT: to be hoarse. your voice sounds
funny-- have yougot a frog in your throat?
FRONT
IN FRONT OF: before. please wait for me in front of the tea house.
COME TO THE FRONT: to become noticeable. after the death of
his father rajesh came to the front and took charge of entire factory.
FROM
FROM BAD TO WORSE:daily going down.sita has been ill since
long. her condition is going daily from bad to worse.
FROM HAND TO MOUTH:without any provision for future, to live
within little income.i am from hand to mouth these days as the income
is low. you talk of saving, i live from hand to mouth.
FROM DOOR TO DOOR:from house to house. i am selling my wares
from door to door.
FULL
IN FULL: completely. write your name in full.
FULL OF UP:full to the limit. the cup is full up with milk.
FULL OF YEARS: at a good old age. i have not seen anyone
full of yearsin our family.
FULL OF:complete. life is full of suprises.
FULL WELL:very well. i knew full well.
IN FULL SWING: in full vigour. the party was in full swing
when i arrived.
TO THE FULL: as much as possible. they all enjoyed life to the full.
FUN
IN FUN: as a joke . do not get angry; i said that just in fun.
MAKE FUN OF: ridicule. donot make fun of that man.
LIKE FUN: very quickly, hard or strongly. we were all
working like fun to get ti finished.
POKE FUN AT: ridicule. donot poke fun at your parents.
FUNK
IN A BLUE FUNK: ina state of terror or extreme. she was in a
blue funk about going to the dentist.
FUNNY
FUNNY BUSINESS: tricks or deceptions etc. the hijackers told
the pilot that if he tried any funny business they would shoot him.
FURY
LIKE FURY:with great effort. she got into the car and drove
likea fury in order to be there on time.
FUSS
MAKE A FUSS: to complain. you will have to make a fuss if
you want your money back in place of those damaged goods.
MAKE A FUSS OF: to play a lot of attention to. he always
makes a fuss of his grandchildren.
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