Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[fast time] See: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.
[fasten on] <v. phr.> To attach; tie something to make it secure. * /"Fasten on your life jackets when you get into the life boats," the captain said./
[fat] See: CHEW THE FAT.
[fat chance] <n. phr.>, <slang> Little or no possibility; almost no chance. * /A high school team would have a fat chance of beating a strong college team./ * /Jane is pretty and popular; you will have a fat chance of getting a date with her./ Compare: GHOST OF A.
[fat city] <n.>, <slang> A state of contentment due to wealth and position. * /Bully for the Smiths; they have arrived in Fat City./
[fate] See: TEMPT FATE or TEMPT THE FATES.
[father] See: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
[Father Christmas] <n.>, <British> The joyful spirit of Christmas; Santa Claus. * /English children look forward to the visit of Father Christmas./
[Father's Day] <n.> The third Sunday in June set aside especially to honor fathers whether living or dead. * /The children gave nice presents to their father on Father's Day./
[fat is in the fire] Something has happened that will cause trouble or make a bad situation worse. * /He found out you took it? Well, the fat's in the fire now./
[fat of the land] <n. phr.> The best and richest food, clothes, everything. * /When I'm rich I'll retire and live off the fat of the land./
[fault] See: AT FAULT, FIND FAULT, TO A FAULT.
[faultfinding] <n.> Recrimination; nagging; criticism. * /All of this constant faultfinding will only to lead to trouble between you and your wife./
[favor] See: CURRY FAVOR, IN FAVOR OF.
[favorite son] <n.> A man supported by his home state for President. * /At a national convention, states often vote for their favorite sons first; then they change and vote for another man./
[fear] See: FOR FEAR.
[fear and trembling] or [fear and trepidation] <n. phr.> Great fear. * /He came in fear and trembling to tell his father he had a bad report card./
[feast one's eyes on] <v. phr.> To look at and enjoy very much. * /He feasted his eyes on the beautiful painting./
[feast or a famine] <n. phr.> Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. * /In this business it's either a feast or a famine./ * /He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him./
[feather] See: BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER, TAR AND FEATHER, FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS, FUSS AND FEATHERS, MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY, RUFFLE FEATHERS.
[feather in one's cap] <n. phr.> Something to be proud of; an honor. * /It was a feather in his cap to win first prize./ (From the medieval practice of placing a feather in the helmet of one who won honors in battle.)
[feather one's nest] <v. phr.>, <informal> 1. To use for yourself money and power, especially from a public office or job in which you are trusted to help other people. * /The rich man told his lawyer to use his money after he died to build a hospital for poor people, but the lawyer feathered his own nest with the money instead./ * /The man feathered his nest in politics by getting money from contractors who built roads./ Syn.: LINE ONE'S POCKETS. 2. To make your home pleasant and comfortable; furnish and decorate your house. * /Furniture stores welcome young couples who want to feather their nests./
[fed up] (<informal>) also (<slang>) [fed to the gills] or [fed to the teeth] <adj. phr.> Having had too much of something; at the end of your patience; disgusted; bored; tired. * /People get fed up with anyone who brags all the time./ * /I've had enough of his complaints. I'm fed up./ * /He was fed to the teeth with television and sold his set to a cousin./ * /John quit football because he was fed to the gills with practice./ Compare: SICK AND TIRED.
[feed] See: BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CHICKEN FEED, OFF FEED or OFF ONE'S FEED, SPOON FEED.
[feel] See: GET THE FEEL OF and HARD FEELING.
[feel a draft] <v. phr.>, <slang> To have the sensation that one is not welcome in a place; that one has gotten a cold reception. * /Let's go, Suzie, I feel a draft./
[feel for someone] <v. phr.>, <informal> To be able to sympathize with someone's problems. * /I can really feel for you, John, for losing your job./
[feel free to do] <v. phr.> To take the liberty to engage in an activity. * /Please feel free to take off your jackets; this is an informal party./
[feel in one's bones] or [know in one's bones] <v. phr.> To have an idea or feeling but not know why. * /I feel in my hones that tomorrow will be a sunny day./ * /I know in my bones that God will protect us./
[feel like] <v.>, <informal> To want to do or have. * /I don't feel like running today./ * /I just don't feel like pancakes this morning./
[feel like a million] or [feel like a million dollars] <v. phr.>, <informal> To be in the best of health and spirits. * /I feel like a million this morning./ * /He had a headache yesterday but feels like a million dollars today./ Compare: LOOK LIKE A MILLION.
[feel like a new man] <v. phr.> To feel healthy, vigorous, and well again after a major physical illness or emotional upheaval. * /Ted felt like a new man after his successful heart bypass operation./
[feel like two cents] See: TWO CENTS.
[feel low] <v. phr.> To be depressed; be in low spirits. * /I don't know what's the matter with Mary, but she says she has been feeling very low all afternoon./
[feel no pain] <v. phr.>, <slang> To be drunk. * /After a few drinks, the man felt no pain and began to act foolishly./