English idioms & proverbs (32,588 entries)

flying visit

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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fog a mirror

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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fogged out

cancelled or prevented due to fog

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fold like a cheap suit

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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fold one's tent

To leave or quit something quietly and without notice

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fold under zero pressure

to fail or give up easily

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fold up

to close or end something

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folk devil

A person or group unfairly blamed for societal problems

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follow someone off a cliff

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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follow suit

To do the same as others have done

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follow the crowd

To do what most others are doing

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follow the money

Investigate financial transactions to understand motivations or uncover wrongdoing

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follow through

To complete or carry out something as planned or promised

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follow to the grave

Remember something unpleasant for the rest of one's life

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food and drink

Things people eat and beverages

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food baby

a swollen stomach after eating a large meal

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food chain

A series of organisms eating other organisms

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food noise

unpleasant sounds made while eating

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fool around

To waste time or behave frivolously

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fool away

To waste time or money on something frivolous

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fool's bargain

An agreement that is bad or unwise for one of the parties involved

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fool's errand

A task that is doomed to fail

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fool's paradise

A state of happiness based on unrealistic expectations

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foot voting

voting with one's feet by leaving a place

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foot-in-mouth disease

Tendency to say things that are unfortunate or offensive

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footloose and fancy-free

Carefree and without responsibilities or romantic attachments

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for a change

Happening or done as a break from routine

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for a fact

definitely or certainly

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for all one is worth

To do something with all one's energy or effort

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for all the world

Completely or exactly

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for all the world to see

Completely visible or apparent to everyone

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for all time

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for beans

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for Britain

on behalf of or representing the United Kingdom

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for chrissake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for crying out loud

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for dear life

with all one's strength or effort

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for England

to do something for the benefit of one's country

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for fear of

to prevent something unwanted from happening

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for fear that

Because someone is worried that something might happen

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for fuck's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for fucking out loud

Expressing extreme frustration or annoyance

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for fudge's sake

an expression of frustration or annoyance

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for good

permanently or forever

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for good and all

permanently or definitively

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for good measure

in addition to what is already done

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for goodness' sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for goodness' sakes

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for grins

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for heaven's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for Ireland

to support or cheer for Ireland

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for keeps

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for life

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for mercy's sake

Used to express strong emotion or urgency

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for my money

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for old times' sake

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for once

happening one time when it is not expected

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for one thing

for one reason, among others

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for one's life

with all one's might or effort

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for one's particular

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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flying visit

fog a mirror

fogged out

fold like a cheap suit

fold one's tent

fold under zero pressure

fold up

folk devil

follow someone off a cliff

follow suit

follow the crowd

follow the money

follow through

follow to the grave

food and drink

food baby

food chain

food noise

fool around

fool away

fool's bargain

fool's errand

fool's paradise

foot voting

foot-in-mouth disease

footloose and fancy-free

for a change

for a fact

for all one is worth

for all the world

for all the world to see

for all time

for beans

for Britain

for chrissake

for crying out loud

for dear life

for England

for fear of

for fear that

for fuck's sake

for fucking out loud

for fudge's sake

for good

for good and all

for good measure

for goodness' sake

for goodness' sakes

for grins

for heaven's sake

for Ireland

for keeps

for life

for mercy's sake

for my money

for old times' sake

for once

for one thing

for one's life

for one's particular