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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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fall into the wrong handsTo become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party.Rate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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farsi ridere dietromake a spectacle of oneselfRate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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

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fiat luxLet there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdomRate 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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field dayTop-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.Rate it:

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fight firesTo deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.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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file off the serial numbersTo remove the copyrighted elements from an existing work of fan fiction so that it may be commercially published as original fiction.Rate 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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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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firm upTo make tentative plans more definite.Rate it:

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fish for complimentsTo try to induce someone to make a compliment.Rate it:

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Fish or Cut BaitEither do something or let others do without delaying, to finally make a choiceRate it:

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fit inmake time or spaceRate it:

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flatten outTo make flat.Rate it:

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flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.Rate it:

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flip the birdTo make a rude or obscene gesture; particularly, to extend the middle finger.Rate it:

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float someone's boatTo interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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flowerAn inflorescence that resembles a flower, but actually contains many small florets, such as a sunflower.Rate it:

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flub upTo make a mistake; to botch or mess up.Rate it:

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fluff upTo make a gaffe or blunder.Rate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fold upTo make or become more compact by folding.Rate it:

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.Rate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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for a startfor one thing; as one rebutting factor among manyRate it:

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for onceFor the first time, after many instances to the contrary; in a rare exception to the rule; as an exception to the usual.Rate it:

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force feedmake someone eatRate it:

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force inTo make something larger fit in a smaller or tight place with brute forceRate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance 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."Rate it:

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