VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Face the Music

Meaning: Dealing with consequences of one’s actions; To accept judgment or punishment

Face the Music

Meaning: Dealing with consequences of one’s actions; To accept judgment or punishment

Fall for Something

Meaning: Hook, Line, and Sinker To be completely deceived

Fall in Love with Somebody

Meaning: Start feeling love towards somebody

Fall Off the Wagon

Meaning: To begin using alcohol (or another problem substance) after quitting

Fall on One’s Sword

Meaning: To accept blame; to sacrifice oneself

Fall Prey to

Meaning: Be victimized by; be harmed by; be vulnerable to

Fancy Someone (British English)

Meaning: To find someone very attractive

Farther (On) Down the Road

Meaning: Later, at some unspecified time

Farther (On) Down the Road

Meaning: Later, at some unspecified time

Fashion-Forward

Meaning: Tending to adopt new styles quickly

Fat Cat

Meaning: A highly placed, well-paid executive

Father Figure

Meaning: A mentor, a person who offers guidance

Feast Your Eyes On

Meaning: To take great pleasure in looking at someone or something

Feather in One’s Cap

Meaning: An achievement for which one is recognized; a noteworthy achievement

Feather One’s (Own) Nest

Meaning: Use one’s influence or power improperly for financial gain

Feather One’s Nest

Meaning: To take advantage of one’s position to benefit oneself

Fed Up With

Meaning: Refusing to tolerate something any further; out of patience

Feel Like a Million Dollars

Meaning: To feel great, to feel well and healthy.

Feel On Top of The World

Meaning: To feel very healthy

Fell off a Truck

Meaning: Probably stolen or illicitly obtained; said of something offered for sale to avoid discussing its origins

Fell off the Back of a Lorry

Meaning: Probably stolen or illicitly obtained; said of something offered for sale to avoid discussing its origins

Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Meaning: Temporary renown

Fifth Wheel

Meaning: A superfluous person

Fight Fire with Fire

Meaning: To defeat an opponent by using the same methods or weapons that the opponent is using.

Fight Like Cat and Dog

Meaning: Continually arguing with each other

Find One’s Voice

Meaning: Become more confident in expressing oneself

Find Your Feet

Meaning: To adjust to a new place or situation

Finger-Pointing

Meaning: Blame; a situation within a group where each member attempts to blame others

Finger-Pointing

Meaning: Blame; a situation within a group where each member attempts to blame others

Fire in the Belly

Meaning: strong ambition

First In, Best Dressed

Meaning: The first people to do something will have an advantage

Fish for Compliments

Meaning: Try to manipulate people into praising you

Fish or Cut Bait

Meaning: an admonition to act or to remove oneself as an obstacle to another person acting

Fish Out of Water

Meaning: A person who is in unfamiliar, confusing surroundings

Five-Finger Discount

Meaning: Shoplifting

Flash in the Pan

Meaning: A one-time occurrence, not a permanent phenomenon

Flat Broke

Meaning: Having no money at all

Flat Out Like a Lizard

Meaning: Drinking Very busy

Flesh and Blood

Meaning: Blood relatives, close relatives

Flew the Coop

Meaning: Left, escaped

Flip-Flop (v. or n.)

Meaning: To vacillate between two choices, to be indecisive

Fly by the Seat of One’s Pants

Meaning: To improvise, to make decisions without planning or preparation

Fly High

Meaning: Be very successful, especially temporarily

Fly Off The Handle

Meaning: Lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly

Fly off the Handle

Meaning: To become suddenly enraged

Follow In Someone’s Footsteps (Tracks)

Meaning: Follow the example laid down by someone else; supplant

Follow Your Heart

Meaning: Rely on one’s deeper feelings and instincts when making a decision

Food for Thought

Meaning: Something that makes you think carefully

For a Song

Meaning: At very low cost

For a Song

Meaning: At very low cost

For Crying Out Loud (excl.)

Meaning: An expression of extreme annoyance

For Xyz Reasons

Meaning: For multiple reasons, not worth specifying individually

Foul Play

Meaning: Crime, typically murder

Fourth Estate

Meaning: The media and newspapers

Fox in the Henhouse (Chickenhouse)

Meaning: Someone who causes trouble

Freak Out

Meaning: A wildly irrational reaction or spell of behavior

French Leave

Meaning: Absence without permission

Freudian Slip

Meaning: Accidental use of an incorrect word; a revealing slip of the tongue

From Pillar to Post

Meaning: From one place to another, in a forced, random way

From Scratch

Meaning: From individual ingredients, not using a prepared mix

From Soup to Nuts

Meaning: Everything; from beginning to end

From the Bottom of One’s Heart

Meaning: Sincerely and with deep feeling

FUBAR

Meaning: Hopelessly ruined, not working, messed up.

Full Fathom Five

Meaning: Lost deep in the sea

Full of the Joys of Spring

Meaning: Very happy, enthusiastic and full of energy