English idioms, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because idioms don’t always make sense literally, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. That may seem like a lot of work, but learning idioms is fun, especially when you compare English idioms to the idioms in your own language.
Here’s a list of “Idioms Beginning With F” in English:
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Face the Music
Meaning: Dealing with consequences of one’s actions
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Face the Music
Meaning: To accept judgment or punishment
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Fall for Something
Meaning: Hook, Line, and Sinker To be completely deceived
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Fall in Love with Somebody
Meaning: Start feeling love towards somebody
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Fall Off the Wagon
Meaning: To begin using alcohol (or another problem substance) after quitting
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Fall on One’s Sword
Meaning: To accept blame; to sacrifice oneself
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Fall Prey to
Meaning: Be victimized by; be harmed by; be vulnerable to
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Fancy Someone (British English)
Meaning: To find someone very attractive
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Farther (On) Down the Road
Meaning: Later, at some unspecified time
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Farther (On) Down the Road
Meaning: Later, at some unspecified time
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Fashion-Forward
Meaning: Tending to adopt new styles quickly
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Fat Cat
Meaning: A highly placed, well-paid executive
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Father Figure
Meaning: A mentor, a person who offers guidance
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Feast Your Eyes On
Meaning: To take great pleasure in looking at someone or something
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Feather in One’s Cap
Meaning: An achievement for which one is recognized; a noteworthy achievement
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Feather One’s (Own) Nest
Meaning: Use one’s influence or power improperly for financial gain
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Feather One’s Nest
Meaning: To take advantage of one’s position to benefit oneself
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Fed Up With
Meaning: Refusing to tolerate something any further; out of patience
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Feel Like a Million Dollars
Meaning: To feel great, to feel well and healthy.
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Feel On Top of The World
Meaning: To feel very healthy
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Fell off a Truck
Meaning: Probably stolen or illicitly obtained; said of something offered for sale to avoid discussing its origins
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Fell off the Back of a Lorry
Meaning: Probably stolen or illicitly obtained; said of something offered for sale to avoid discussing its origins
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Meaning: Temporary renown
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Fifth Wheel
Meaning: A superfluous person
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Fight Fire with Fire
Meaning: Use the same measures that are being used against you, even if they’re stronger than you would usually use
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Fight Like Cat and Dog
Meaning: Continually arguing with each other
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Find One’s Voice
Meaning: Become more confident in expressing oneself
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Find Your Feet
Meaning: To adjust to a new place or situation
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Finger-Pointing
Meaning: Blame; a situation within a group where each member attempts to blame others
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Finger-Pointing
Meaning: Blame; a situation within a group where each member attempts to blame others
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Fire in the Belly
Meaning: strong ambition
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First In, Best Dressed
Meaning: The first people to do something will have an advantage
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Fish for Compliments
Meaning: Try to manipulate people into praising you
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Fish or Cut Bait (usually an exclamation)
Meaning: Make a decision or give someone else a chance
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Fish Out of Water
Meaning: A person who is in unfamiliar, confusing surroundings
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Five-Finger Discount
Meaning: Shoplifting
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Flash in the Pan
Meaning: A one-time occurrence, not a permanent phenomenon
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Flat Broke
Meaning: Having no money at all
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Flat Out Like a Lizard
Meaning: Drinking Very busy
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Flesh and Blood
Meaning: Blood relatives, close relatives
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Flew the Coop
Meaning: Left, escaped
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Flip-Flop (v. or n.)
Meaning: To vacillate between two choices, to be indecisive
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Fly by the Seat of One’s Pants
Meaning: To improvise, to make decisions without planning or preparation
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Fly High
Meaning: Be very successful, especially temporarily
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Fly Off The Handle
Meaning: Lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly
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Fly off the Handle
Meaning: To become suddenly enraged
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Follow In Someone’s Footsteps (Tracks)
Meaning: Follow the example laid down by someone else; supplant
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Follow Your Heart
Meaning: Rely on one’s deeper feelings and instincts when making a decision
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Food for Thought
Meaning: Something that makes you think carefully
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For a Song
Meaning: At very low cost
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For a Song
Meaning: At very low cost
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For Crying Out Loud (excl.)
Meaning: An expression of extreme annoyance
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For Xyz Reasons
Meaning: For multiple reasons, not worth specifying individually
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Foul Play
Meaning: Crime, typically murder
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Fourth Estate
Meaning: The media and newspapers
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Fox in the Henhouse (Chickenhouse)
Meaning: Someone who causes trouble
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Freak Out
Meaning: A wildly irrational reaction or spell of behavior
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French Leave
Meaning: Absence without permission
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Freudian Slip
Meaning: Accidental use of an incorrect word; a revealing slip of the tongue
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From Pillar to Post
Meaning: From one place to another, in a forced, random way
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From Scratch
Meaning: From individual ingredients, not using a prepared mix
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From Soup to Nuts
Meaning: Everything; from beginning to end
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From the Bottom of One’s Heart
Meaning: Sincerely and with deep feeling
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FUBAR
Meaning: Hopelessly ruined, not working, messed up.
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Full Fathom Five
Meaning: Lost deep in the sea
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Full of the Joys of Spring
Meaning: Very happy, enthusiastic and full of energy