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Fall over backwards

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If you fall over backwards to accomplish something, you do everything you possibly can to please and impress.

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Sally's mother fell over backwards to make her wedding reception a memorable event.

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Fall short

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fall short (third-person singular simple present falls short, present participle falling short, simple past fell short, past participle fallen short)
1. (idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient

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Fall through

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fall through (third-person singular simple present falls through, present participle falling through, simple past fell through, past participle fallen through)
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
? Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained.

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Fall through the cracks

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fall through the cracks
1. (idiomatic) to be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention
? Complete every item, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

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Fall to bits

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fall to bits
1. (idiomatic) To fall apart

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Fall to pieces

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fall to pieces (third-person singular simple present falls to pieces, present participle falling to pieces, simple past and past participle fell to pieces)
1. (idiomatic) To feel emotionally devastated; to break down.
? When I found out my mother had passed away that night, I fell to pieces.

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Fallen over

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fallen over
1. Past participle of fall over
2. (idiomatic, South Africa) broken, failed, inoperable
? We'll have to walk; my car has fallen over.

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Falling out

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falling out (plural fallings out)
1. (idiomatic) A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel
? Since the falling out with his neighbor they have kept their distance.
falling out
1. Present participle of fall out.

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Falls between two stools

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If something falls between two stools, it is neither totally one thing nor another, and is therefore unsatisfactory.

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The book didn't sell because it fell between two stools. It appealed neither to historians nor to the general public.

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False friend

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false friend (plural false friends)
1. (linguistics, idiomatic) A word in a foreign language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language, but has a different meaning.

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False move

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In a dangerous or risky situation, if you make a false move, you do something which may have unpleasant consequences.

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He is under close surveillance. If he makes one false move he'll be arrested.

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False pretences

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If you obtain something under false pretences, you deceive others by lying about your identity, qualifications, financial or social position, in order to get what you want.

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The journalist obtained the interview under false pretences.

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False step

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false step (plural false steps)
1. A misstep; a stumble.
2. (idiomatic) An erroneous action or decision.
? There have been several false steps made on the campaign trail, none tragic.

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Family jewels

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family jewels (plural only)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Testicles.
? The whole crowd cringed as he got hit right in the family jewels.

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Fan dance

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fan dance (plural fan dances)
1. (performing arts) A dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans.
2. (performing arts) A stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions.
3. (idiomatic, by extension) The incremen

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Fan the flames

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fan the flames (third-person singular simple present fans the flames, present participle fanning the flames, simple past and past participle fanned the flames)
1. (idiomatic) To intensify something; to worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances.

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Fanny about

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fanny about
1. (chiefly UK, intransitive, idiomatic) To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.
2. (chiefly UK, transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To wander about or prowl around.

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Fanny adams

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Fanny Adams
1. (chiefly UK, idiomatic) Nothing (sanitized version of fuck all).

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Far and away

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far and away (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) By a large degree or margin; greatly.
? Their formatting and organization is far and away better than their closest rival.

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Far and wide

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far and wide (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Over a great distance or large area; nearly everywhere.

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Far be it

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far be it
1. (idiomatic) A disclaimer stating that the person speaking will not do something.

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Far cry

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far cry
1. (singular only, idiomatic) A long distance, in terms of dissimilarity or difference.
? Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.
far cry (not comparable)
1. much: to a great extent or degree
? a far cry taller

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Far from it!

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De unde!

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Far gone

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far gone
1. Used other than as an idiom: see far,‎ go,‎ gone.
2. At an advanced stage of ruin.
? That chair is far gone, we'll have to chuck it on the bonfire.
3. Intoxicated.

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Far out

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far out
1. (idiomatic) New, radical and extreme.
? We were discussing a new base for our office, but moving to Antarctica seemed too far out.
far out
1. (idiomatic) Cool; great; an expression of support, enthusiasm, or celebration.
? Far out! The game has a hidden cow level.

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Far post

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far post (plural far posts)
1. (soccer, idiomatic) The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.

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Fare thee well

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fare thee well
1. (archaic) Goodbye, farewell.
fare thee well (plural fare thee wells)
1. (idiomatic, usually hyphenated) The greatest extent; completion; a state of refinement or perfection.

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Farm nigger

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farm nigger (plural farm niggers)
1. (ethnic slur, offensive, idiomatic) An inferior black person compared to having the intellect of a fieldhand
2. (dated) A slave employed in manual labor as opposed to a house nigger.

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Farm out

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farm out
1. (transitive, idiomatic, business) To subcontract (a task, responsibility, etc.) to another; to outsource.

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Farm something out

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If something, such as work, is farmed out, it is sent out to be done by others.

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We farmed out the packaging to another company.

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Farmer's tan

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farmer's tan (plural farmer's tans)
1. (idiomatic) The tan line left by clothing, especially, by a short-sleeved shirt.

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Fashion plate

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fashion plate (plural fashion plates)
1. A picture, usually a full-page advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.
2. (idiomatic) A person who dresses in especially stylish fashions.

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Fashionably late

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fashionably late (comparative more fashionably late, superlative most fashionably late)
1. (idiomatic) Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
? He came fashionably late to my housemate's party and, naturally, nobody minded.

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Fast and furious

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If an activity is fast and furious, it is done quickly and with a lot of energy.
fast and furious (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) rapid and energetic

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Eager to win the race, the competitors came fast and furious around the bend.

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Fast asleep

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fast asleep (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Sleeping, in a deep sleep

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Fast talker

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A person who speaks quickly and easily but cannot always be trusted is called a fast talker.

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The salesman was a fast talker who persuaded the old lady to buy a new washing machine.

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Fast track something

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If you decide to fast track something, such as a task or project, you give it high priority so that the objective is reached as quickly as possible.

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In view of the number of homeless, it was decided to fast track the construction of low-cost housing.

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Fat as a cow

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fat as a cow
1. (simile) Very fat. Carrying a much larger than normal amount of fat in one's body.

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Fat cat

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To refer to a rich and powerful person as a fat cat means that you disapprove of the way they use their money or power.

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The place was full of fat cats on their big yachts.

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Fat chance

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(colloquial, sarcastic) The expression fat chance is used to indicate that something is not very likely to happen. Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.

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1. Fat chance that I’ll ever go back to Swansea.
2. The boss is thinking of me for the job? Fat chance!

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Fat lip

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fat lip (plural fat lips)
1. (idiomatic) A swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.

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Fat of the land

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fat of the land (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.
? Under capitalism, the wealthy live off the fat of the land.

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Fat cat

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To refer to a rich and powerful person as a fat cat means that you disapprove of the way they use their money or power.

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The place was full of fat cats on their big yachts.

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Faustian bargain

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Faustian bargain (plural Faustian bargains)
1. (idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain wealth or other benefits.

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Faux queen

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faux queen (plural faux queens)
1. (idiomatic, slang, LGBT) A bio queen.

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Feast for the eyes

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feast for the eyes (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) visually pleasing sight.

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Feast one's eyes on

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If you feast your eyes on something, you are delighted and gratified by what you see.

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As he drove along the coast, he feasted his eyes on the beautiful scenery.

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Feast or famine

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feast or famine
1. (idiomatic) A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply

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Feast your eyes on

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If you feast your eyes on something, you are delighted and gratified by what you see.

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As he drove along the coast, he feasted his eyes on the beautiful scenery.

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Feather in one's cap

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To describe someone's achievement as a feather in their cap means that it is something they can be proud of.
An accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.

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1. The overwhelming victory of the team was a feather in the cap for the new manager.
2. He thinks it is quite a feather in his cap that he figured it out for himself.

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