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every dog has his day
Everyone has a moment of fame, power, or influence
“EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, I suppose.”
every man for himself
Pursue your own interests; don't expect help from others
“IT'S EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF”
every trick in the book
Every possible method
“I tried EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK to fix it.”
everything but the kitchen sink
Almost everything; more than enough
“They packed EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK”
explore all avenues
To try every possible approach
“We need to EXPLORE ALL AVENUES, apparently.”
exploring options
To look at different possibilities
“We're EXPLORING OPTIONS”
eye candy
Someone or something that is visually attractive but not substantial
“She's just EYE CANDY”
eye for an eye
Justice in which reparation exactly matches the harm caused
“AN EYE FOR AN EYE, that's their policy.”
eye opener
Something surprising or revealing
“The documentary was A REAL EYE OPENER”
eye to eye
To agree
“We don't SEE EYE TO EYE”
eyeball to eyeball
In direct confrontation
“They went EYEBALL TO EYEBALL”
eyebrow-raising
Surprising or shocking
“It's EYEBROW-RAISING”
face like thunder
Looking very angry
“He had A FACE LIKE THUNDER”
face the music
To accept punishment or criticism for something you have done wrong
“He made a mistake and now he has to FACE THE MUSIC”
face value
Accept something as it appears to be
“Take it AT FACE VALUE”
face your demons
To confront your fears or problems
“It's time to FACE YOUR DEMONS”
facts speak for themselves
The truth is obvious from the evidence
“THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES”
fair and square
Honest and straightforward
“He won FAIR AND SQUARE”
fair dinkum
Real or truthful
“Is that FAIR DINKUM?”
fair weather friend
A friend only when things are going well
“He's JUST A FAIR WEATHER FRIEND, really.”
fall by the wayside
To be abandoned or forgotten
“Many projects FELL BY THE WAYSIDE”
fall flat
To fail completely
“The joke FELL FLAT”
fall from grace
To lose favor or position
“He FELL FROM GRACE”
fall head over heels
To fall deeply in love
“She FELL HEAD OVER HEELS for him”
fall off the face of the earth
To disappear completely
“He FELL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH”
fall off the wagon
To begin using alcohol (or another problem substance) after quitting
“He FELL OFF THE WAGON”
fall on deaf ears
To be ignored
“My pleas FELL ON DEAF EARS”
fall on hard times
To experience financial problems
“They FELL ON HARD TIMES after the crash.”
fall on one's sword
To accept blame; to sacrifice oneself
“She FELL ON HER SWORD”
fall on your sword
To accept responsibility and resign
“He decided to FALL ON HIS SWORD”
fall prey to something
To become a victim of something
“Many FALL PREY TO scams”
fall short of
To fail to reach a standard
“The results FELL SHORT OF expectations”
false alarm
A warning that turns out to be unnecessary
“It was A FALSE ALARM”
familiarity breeds contempt
Knowing someone well can lead to loss of respect
“FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT”
fast and furious
Very fast and intense
“It was FAST AND FURIOUS”
fast track
The quickest route to achievement
“On THE FAST TRACK”
fat cat
A wealthy and privileged person
“The FAT CATS are getting richer”
fat chance
When you have no hope of something happening
“FAT CHANCE.”
feather in one's cap
An achievement for which one is recognized; a noteworthy achievement
“That's A FEATHER IN HIS CAP”
feather in your cap
An achievement to be proud of
“That's ANOTHER FEATHER IN HIS CAP”
feather your nest
To enrich yourself, often dishonestly
“He FEATHERED HIS NEST”
fed up
Refusing to tolerate something any further; out of patience
“I'm FED UP”
fed up with
To be sick and tired of something; to be annoyed or bored with something
“I'm FED UP WITH this weather”
feed the flame
To make a situation more intense
“Don't FEED THE FLAME with more arguments”
feel blue
To feel sad or depressed
“I've been FEELING BLUE lately”
feel like a million dollars
To feel extremely healthy, attractive, or happy
“After that shower and good night's sleep, I FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS”
feel your oats
To feel energetic and lively
“The kids are FEELING THEIR OATS today”
feeling blue
Feeling sad or depressed
“I've been FEELING BLUE lately”
feeling the pinch
Experiencing financial difficulty
“We're FEELING THE PINCH this year”
fender bender
A minor car accident
“Just A FENDER BENDER, nothing serious.”