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[fuck-up]{n.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} A mess; a badly botched situation. •/What a fuck-up the dissolution of the USSR created!/
[fuddy-duddy]{n.} A person whose ideas and habits are old-fashioned. •/His students think Professor Jones is an old fuddy-duddy./
[fuel] See: ADD FUEL TO THE FLAME.
[full] See: HAVE ONE’S HANDS FULL, IN FULL SWING, TO THE FULL.
[full blast]{adv.} At full capacity. •/With all the research money at their disposal, the new computer firm was going ahead full blast./
[full-bodied]{adj.} Mature; of maximum quality. •/The wines from that region in California have a rich, full-bodied flavor./
[full-fledged]{adj.} Having everything that is needed to be something; complete. •/A girl needs three years of training to be a full-fledged nurse./ •/The book was a full-fledged study of American history./
[full of beans]{adj. phr.}, {slang} 1. Full of pep; feeling good; in high spirits. •/The football team was full of beans after winning the tournament./ •/The children were full of beans as they got ready for a picnic./ 2. also [full of prunes] Being foolish and talking nonsense. •/You are full of prunes; that man’s not 120 years old./
[full of it] See: FULL OF THE OLD NICK.
[full of oneself]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Interested only in yourself. •/Joe would be a nice boy if he would stop being so full of himself./ Compare: BIG HEAD.
[full of prunes] See: FULL OF BEANS(2).
[full of the moon]{n. phr.}, {literary} The moon when it is seen as a full circle; the time of a full moon. •/The robbers waited for a dark night when the full of the moon was past./ Contrast: DARK OF THE MOON.
[full of the Old Nick] or [full of the devil] or [full of it]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Always making trouble; naughty; bad. •/That boy is full of the Old Nick./
[full tilt]{adv.} At full speed; at high speed. •/He ran full tilt into the door and broke his arm./
[fun] See: MAKE FUN OF.
[fun and games]{n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. •/How was your math exam? (With a dismayed expression): — Yeah, it was all fun and games, man./
[fun house]{n.} A place where people see many funny things and have tricks played on them to make them laugh or have a good time. •/The boys and girls had a good time looking at themselves in mirrors in the fun house./
[funny bone]{n.} 1. The place at the back of the elbow that hurts like electricity when accidentally hit. •/He hit his funny bone on the arm of the chair./ 2. or {informal}[crazy bone] Sense of humor; understanding jokes. •/Her way of telling the story tickled his funny bone./
[fur] See: MAKE THE FUR FLY.
[furious] See: FAST AND FURIOUS.
[fuse] See: BLOW A FUSE.
[fuss] See: KICK UP A FUSS.
[fuss and feathers]{n.}, {informal} Unnecessary bother and excitement. •/She is full of fuss and feathers this morning./
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[gab] See: GIFT OF GAB or GIFT OF THE GAB.
[gaff] See: STAND THE GAFF.
[gain ground]{v. phr.} 1. To go forward; move ahead. •/The soldiers fought hard and began to gain ground./ 2. To become stronger; make progress; improve. •/The sick man gained ground after being near death./ •/Under Lincoln, the Republican Party gained ground./ Contrast: LOSE GROUND.
[gallery] See: PLAY TO THE GALLERY.
[gallon] See: TEN-GALLON HAT.
[gallows' humor]{n. phr.} Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. •/When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"/
[game] See: AHEAD OF THE GAME, LOVE GAME, NAME OF THE GAME, PLAY THE GAME, AT --- STAGE OF THE GAME.
[game at which two can play]{n. phr.} A plan, trick, or way of acting that both sides may use. •/Rough football is a game two can play./ •/Politics is a game at which two can play./
[game is not worth the candle]{literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. •/I don’t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./
[game is up] or {slang}[jig is up] The secret or plan won’t work; we are caught or discovered. •/The game is up; the teacher knows who took her keys./ •/The jig’s up; the principal knows the boys have been smoking in the basement./ Compare: FAT IS IN THE FIRE.