fashion plate »
A person who dresses in especially stylish fashions.
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fat lip »
A swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.
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feather one's nest »
To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.
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fill in »
To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.
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fine print »
The details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.
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fishing expedition »
A non-specific search for information, especially incriminating information.
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flipside »
A necessary consequence or corollary of something; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
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flower »
The vulva, especially the labia majora.
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fold one's tent »
To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
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follow through »
To finish; to complete, especially, of a commitment.
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fool's errand »
A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
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forewarned is forearmed »
Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."
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free ride »
An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
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fresh off the boat »
Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.
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fruit of the union »
A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.
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