flash in the pan »
A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.
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flight of fancy »
An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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fly in the face of »
To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.
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fly-by-night »
A creatures which flies at night; a nocturnal flier or traveler.
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fly-by-night »
Businesses that appear and disappear rapidly, or that give an impression of transience.
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fly-by-night »
One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. .
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fly-by-night »
Traveling businessmen and tradesmen.
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fool's errand »
Such an undertaking, assigned as a prank.
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for all intensive purposes »
For all highly demanding purposes.[1].
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for all one is worth »
Intensely, vigorously, with as much effort as one can supply.
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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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four-on-the-floor »
Characterised by a steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature.
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fox in the henhouse »
A relationships wherein a predator is granted free reign within the prey's home confinement, often used in the political sense.
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free lunch »
Something obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.
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