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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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facetiis uti, facetum esseto make witty remarks.Rate it:

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faire avaler des couleuvres à quelqu'unTo say very humiliating things to a man who, on account of his inferior position, is obliged to put up with them; To make any one swallow a bitter pill.Rate it:

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faire bonne mine à mauvais jeuTo put a good face on misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire comme chez soito make oneself at homeRate it:

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faire contre fortune bon cœurTo bear up against misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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faire d'un œuf un bœufTo make a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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faire danser l'anse (or, le manche) du panierTo make dishonest profits on marketing (of servants); To gain a market-penny.Rate it:

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faire des frais(lit.) To go to expense; (fig.) To make efforts to please.Rate it:

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faire l'homme d'importanceTo play the consequential; To give oneself airs; To be pompous.Rate it:

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faire le diable à quatreTo kick up a terrible noise; To exert oneself to the utmost.Rate it:

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faire les cent coupsTo amuse oneself noisily; To play all sorts of tricks.Rate it:

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faire les frais de la conversation1. To keep a conversation going. 2. To be (oneself) the subject of conversation.Rate it:

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faire les yeux en coulisseTo make sheep’s eyes; To ogle.Rate it:

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faire marcherto make something workRate it:

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faire marcherto make someone walkRate it:

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faire son affaire(of oneself) To succeed.Rate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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faire un fourTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire un paquetTo make a parcel.Rate it:

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faire une écoleTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire une faute d'écolierTo make a foolish mistake.Rate it:

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faire une gaffeTo put one’s foot in it; To make a stupid blunder.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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faisons un compte rondLet us make it even money.Rate it:

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faites la proposition, j'irai à l'appui de la bouleYou make the proposal, and I will support it.Rate it:

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faith will move mountainsBelief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.Rate it:

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fall over oneselfTo be unusually enthusiastic.Rate it:

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famae servire, consulereto have regard for one's good name.Rate it:

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farsi ridere dietromake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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Feather Your NestTo be more concerned about making money and enriching oneself than doing any good or caring for othersRate it:

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feel oneselfTo feel comfortable or normal; to be in one's usual mood or state of health.Rate it:

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fend for oneselfLook after and provide for oneself, without any help from othersRate it:

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fendre la presseTo make one’s way through the crowd.Rate it:

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fiddle withTo manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)to make a person waver in his loyalty.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius rei facere alicuito make some one believe a thing.Rate it:

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fidem facere, afferre alicui rei (opp. demere, de-, abrogare fidem)to make a thing credible.Rate it:

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fight backto defend oneself by fighting.Rate it:

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Fight Tooth and NailTo fight vigorously and ferociously, to make tiring effort to get somethingRate it:

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fill outTo fill up; to make full.Rate it:

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fill upTo make full.Rate it:

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final sayThe right to make a final decision.Rate it:

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find oneselfTo learn, or attempt to learn, what kind of person one is and what one wants in life.Rate it:

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find oneselfTo be in a particular state of mind.Rate it:

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find oneselfTo discover oneself to be in a particular place.Rate it:

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find oneselfTo unexpectedly or unintentionally begin to do or experience something.Rate it:

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fine feathers make fine birdsSomething that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.Rate it:

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firm upTo make muscles more toned through physical exercise.Rate it:

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