fountain of youth
A mythical source of eternal youth and vitality
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Expressions you’ll hear in Britain and Ireland — distinctly British usage first, then widespread staples.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Symbolic harbingers of doom or catastrophe
four score and seven years ago
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
four sheets to the wind
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
four-leaf clover
Something extremely rare or lucky
four-minute warning
A warning of an imminent nuclear attack
fourth gear
at full speed or maximum effort
fourth wall
The boundary between a story and its audience
fox in the henhouse
Someone who is given responsibility but has a conflict of interest
fox sleep
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
fox's socks
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
freak flag
To openly express or celebrate one's unusual or unconventional aspects
Fred and Rose
a rhyming phrase for 'dead and gone'
free hand
The freedom to act or make decisions without restriction
free is for me
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
free lunch
Something given or obtained without any cost or effort
free ride
To receive something without effort or cost
freeze out
Deliberately ignore or exclude someone
freezing cold
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
French and Saunders
a British comedy duo
French fact
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
frequent flyer
A person who travels often by air
fresh legs
new energy or a fresh perspective
fresh off the boat
Recently arrived from a foreign country, often naive about local customs.
fresh out of
having just finished or run out of something
fresh start
A new beginning or opportunity to improve one's life
fret the gizzard
To worry or be anxious about something
Frick and Frack
Two people closely linked or inseparable
friend of Bill W.
A member of Alcoholics Anonymous
friend or foe
Someone who is either an ally or an enemy
friend with benefits
A friend with whom one has a sexual relationship
friends in low places
acquaintances who are not of high social status
friendship with benefits
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
frig it
to give something up or abandon it
fritz up
to decorate or dress up something
frog and toad
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
frog in one's throat
a hoarse or sore throat
from a mile away
easily noticeable or recognizable
from A to izzard
knowing something thoroughly
from away
not from the local area
from can see to can't see
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from central casting
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from cover to cover
to read a book entirely
from hand to hand
Passed from person to person
from here to Sunday
for a very long time
from home
from one's own location
from hunger
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from its fruit the tree is known
A person's character is revealed by their actions
from my cold, dead hands
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from post to pillar
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from scratch
to start something from the beginning with no prior basis
from stem to stern
From one end to the other, completely and thoroughly
from the cradle to the grave
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious
Something is very obvious or self-evident
from the East German judge
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from the gecko
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from the get-go
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from the ground up
Completely, starting from the basic elements or foundation
from the rooter to the tooter
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
from the sublime to the ridiculous there is but a step
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.