F

face (as) plain as the nose on one’s face
face at face value
face blow up in someone’s face
face can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face
face cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face
face do an about-face
face face someone down
face face the music
face face-to-face
face fall flat (on its face)
face fall flat (on one’s face)
face feed one’s face
face fly in the face of someone or something
face fly into the face of danger
face have egg on one’s face
face hide one’s face in shame
face keep a straight face
face look someone in the face
face lose face
face make a face
face not show one’s face
face on the face of it
face plain as the nose on one’s face
face put on a brave face
face red in the face
face save (one’s) face
face say something (right) to someone’s face
face stare someone in the face
face take someone or something at face value
face take something at face value
face talk until one is blue in the face
face tell one to one’s face
face a slap in the face
fact after the fact
fact as a matter of fact
fact grounded in fact
fact in fact
fact matter-of-fact
fact a known fact
facts get down to the facts
facts get the facts straight
facts the facts of life
fail without fail
failure doomed to failure
faint damn someone or something with faint praise
fair do something fair and square
fair fair and impartial
fair fair and square
fair fair game
fair fair-haired boy
fair fair to middling
fair fair-weather friend
fair give someone a fair shake
fair one’s fair share
fair play fair
faith in bad faith
faith in good faith
faith pin one’s faith on someone or something
faith show good faith
faith take something on faith
faith an act of faith
fall break someone’s fall
fall fall afoul of someone or something
fall fall (all) over oneself
fall fall all over someone
fall fall apart at the seams
fall fall asleep
fall fall back on someone or something
fall fall between two stools
fall fall by the wayside
fall fall down on the job
fall fall flat (on its face)
fall fall flat (on one’s face)

fall fall for someone or something
fall fall from grace
fall fall head over heels
fall fall ill
fall fall in
fall fall off
fall fall on deaf ears
fall fall out
fall fall over backwards (to do something)
fall fall short (of something)
fall fall through
fall fall to
fall fall (up)on someone or something
fall Pride goes before a fall.
fall riding for a fall
falling (as) easy as falling off a log
falling easy as falling off a log
fallow lie fallow
false lull someone into a false sense of security
false sail under false colors
familiar familiar with someone or something
familiar have a familiar ring
Familiarity Familiarity breeds contempt.
family (all) in the family
family in a family way
family in the family
family like one of the family
family run in the family
family the black sheep of the family
famine either feast or famine
fan fan the flames (of something)
fan a fan of someone
fancy flight of fancy
fancy footloose and fancy-free
fancy strike someone’s fancy
fancy take a fancy to someone or something
fancy tickle someone’s fancy
far (as) far as anyone knows
far as far as it goes
far as far as possible
far (as) far as someone or something is concerned
far come from far and wide
far far and away the best
far far as anyone knows
far far as something is concerned
far far be it from me to do something
far far from it
far far into the night
far far out
far few and far between
far from far and near
far from near and far
far go so far as to say something
far go too far
far make it as far as something
far so far as anyone knows
far so far as possible
far so far as someone or something is concerned
far so far as something is concerned
far So far, so good.
far a far-away look
far a far cry from something
far a far-off look
farm farm someone or something out
farther not see farther than the end of one’s nose
fashion after a fashion
fashion after the fashion of someone or something
fashion go out of fashion
fashion in fashion
fashion out of fashion
fast fast and furious
fast get nowhere fast
fast hard-and-fast
fast make a fast buck
fast make fast work of someone or something
fast play fast and loose (with someone or something)
fast pull a fast one
fast thick and fast
faster faster and faster
fat (as) fat as a pig
fat chew the fat
fat fat and happy
fat fat as a pig
fat fat chance
fat live off the fat of the land
fate leave one to one’s fate
father old enough to be someone’s father
fatted kill the fatted calf
fault find fault (with someone or something)
fault generous to a fault
fauna flora and fauna
favor curry favor (with someone)
favor decide in favor of someone or something
favor favor someone or something with something
favor in favor of someone
favor in favor (of someone or something)
favor in someone’s favor
favor out of favor (with someone)
favor return the favor
fear fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
fear for fear of something
fear in fear and trembling
fear never fear
feast either feast or famine
feast feast one’s eyes (on someone or something)
feather (as) light as a feather
feather Birds of a feather flock together.
feather feather one’s (own) nest
feather in fine feather
feather knock someone over with a feather
feather light as a feather
feather tar and feather someone
feather a feather in one’s cap
feathers make the feathers fly
feathers ruffle its feathers
feathers ruffle someone’s feathers
fed fed up (to somewhere) (with someone or something)
federal make a federal case out of something
feed feed one’s face
feed feed someone a line
feed feed the kitty
feed for chicken feed
feed put on the feed bag
feed spoon-feed someone

feeds bite the hand that feeds one
feel feel a glow of something
feel feel at home
feel feel dragged out
feel feel fit
feel feel free (to do something)
feel feel it beneath one (to do something)
feel feel like a million (dollars)
feel feel like a new person
feel feel like doing something
feel feel like (having) something
feel feel one’s gorge rise
feel feel on top of the world
feel feel out of place
feel feel put-upon
feel feel someone out
feel feel something in one’s bones
feel feel the pinch
feel feel up to something
feel get a feel for something
feel get the feel of something
feel have the feel of something
feelers put out (some) feelers
feeling feeling no pain
feeling gut feeling
feeling have a feeling about something
feeling have a feeling (that)
feeling I just have this feeling
feelings have mixed feelings (about someone or
something)
feelings no hard feelings
feet dead on its feet
feet dead on one’s feet
feet drag one’s feet
feet find one’s feet
feet get a load off one’s feet
feet get back on one’s feet
feet get cold feet
feet get one’s feet on the ground
feet get one’s feet wet
feet get to one’s feet
feet have cold feet
feet have feet of clay
feet have one’s feet on the ground
feet keep one’s feet on the ground
feet knock one off one’s feet
feet land on both feet
feet land on one’s feet
feet let grass grow under one’s feet
feet on one’s feet
feet regain one’s feet
feet sit at someone’s feet
feet stand on one’s own two feet
feet sweep one off one’s feet
feet take a load off one’s feet
feet think on one’s feet
feet throw oneself at someone’s feet
feet vote with one’s feet
feet the balls of one’s feet
fell at one fell swoop
fell in one fell swoop
fell a hush fell over someone or something
fellow hail-fellow-well-met
fence fence someone in
fence on the fence (about something)
fence sit on the fence
fences mend (one’s) fences
fend fend for oneself
ferret ferret something out of someone or something
fever run a fever
few drop someone a few lines
few few and far between
few precious few
few quite a few
few wash a few things out
few a few cards short of a deck
few a few cards shy of a full deck
fiddle (as) fit as a fiddle
fiddle fiddle about (with someone or something)
fiddle fiddle around (with someone or something)
fiddle fiddle while Rome burns
fiddle fit as a fiddle
fiddle play second fiddle (to someone)
field come out of left field
field field questions
field have a field day
field out in left field
field play the field
fifty divide something fifty-fifty
fifty go fifty-fifty (on something)
fifty split something fifty-fifty
fight fight against time
fight fight someone or something hammer and tongs
fight fight someone or something tooth and nail
fight knock-down-drag-out fight
fight pick a fight with someone
fighting go down fighting
fighting Them’s fighting words.
fighting a fighting chance
figure cut a fine figure
figure figure in something
figure figure on something
figure figure someone or something out
figures in round figures
file have something on file
file (in) single file
file rank and file
file single file
fill back and fill
fill fill someone’s shoes
fill fill someone in (on someone or something)
fill fill the bill
fill get one’s fill of someone or something
filled filled to the brim
final get the final word
final in the final analysis
final a final fling