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[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./