Phrases beginning with F phrases
Phrases beginning with F phrases
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Fight Fire With Fire
Meaning: To retaliate in a similar manner that was used against you.
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Finger Lickin Good
Meaning: When food tastes really good, people use this saying to communicate that.
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Fish Out Of Water
Meaning: When someone is in a situation that they are unfamiliar or unsuited for, they are like a “fish out of water.”
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Fit As a Fiddle
Meaning: Being as “fit as a fiddle” means to be in good health.
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Flea Market
Meaning: A place where inexpensive goods are sold or traded.
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Fool Me Once, Shame On You
Meaning: Recognizing that you fell for the same ruse twice, and realizing that you should have known better the second time around.
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Foaming At The Mouth
Meaning: To be enraged; very angry.
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Fool’s Gold
Meaning: The phrase “fool’s gold” refers to iron pyrite, a worthless mineral that resembles gold.
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Face The Music
Meaning: Someone who is told to “face the music” is being told to deal with the ramifications of what they’ve done, even if it might be hard for them.
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Fair And Square
Meaning: If you won a game “fair and square,” that means you won it in a legitimate manner, without any cheating.
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Fall Guy
Meaning: Someone who takes all the blame for a crime.
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Fall On Deaf Ears
Meaning: If your words “fall on deaf ears,” it means that what you are saying is having no affect on the person hearing.
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Far Cry
Meaning: A long ways away; a great distance.
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Fed Up
Meaning: If someone is “fed up” with something, it means they have had enough of it; they are angry.
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Feeling Blue
Meaning: To feel sad. It’s similar to the phrase “feeling under the weather.”
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Fly On The Wall
Meaning: If someone wants to be “a fly on the wall” in a room or other place, it means they want to observe what is happening there without being seen.
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Frog In Your Throat
Meaning: A person who has a “frog in their throat” is having trouble talking because their throat is sore or because of some other issue.