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foot in the door
A first step towards a goal
“I've got MY FOOT IN THE DOOR now.”
foot the bill
To pay for something
“Who's GOING TO FOOT THE BILL?”
for a song
At very low cost
“She bought it FOR A SONG”
for crying out loud
Used to express annoyance or frustration
“Oh, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.”
for good
Permanently; forever
“She's leaving FOR GOOD”
for keeps
Permanently; seriously
“This is FOR KEEPS”
for the birds
Not important; worthless; awful
“That movie was FOR THE BIRDS”
for the love of god
An expression of frustration or annoyance
“FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.”
for the time being
For now; temporarily
“This arrangement is FOR THE TIME BEING.”
for what it's worth
Used when giving information that might not be useful
“FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH”
forbidden fruit
Something attractive that is not allowed
“FORBIDDEN FRUIT tastes sweetest”
force someone's hand
To make someone act sooner than planned
“They FORCED MY HAND with that deadline.”
forest for the trees
To miss the overall view due to focus on details
“You can't see THE FOREST FOR THE TREES”
fork in the road
A point at which a decision must be made
“We've reached A FORK IN THE ROAD.”
fortune smiles on
To have good luck
“FORTUNE SMILES ON some, rarely me.”
forty winks
A short sleep; a nap
“I need to catch FORTY WINKS before the meeting.”
foul play
Crime, typically murder
“There was FOUL PLAY”
four corners of the earth
Everywhere
“Searched THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH”
four letter word
A rude or offensive word
“Don't use FOUR LETTER WORDS”
four-letter word
A word that is considered offensive or vulgar
“Don't use FOUR-LETTER WORDS”
frame of mind
A particular mental state or attitude
“In THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND”
frame someone
To make someone appear guilty of something they didn't do
“He was FRAMED by the real culprit.”
free as a bird
Completely free
“She feels FREE AS A BIRD”
free ride
An advantage obtained without effort
“There's no FREE RIDE”
free will
The ability to make choices that are not determined by fate or divine intervention
“Exercise FREE WILL”
freedom of the press
The right to publish without government restriction
“FREEDOM OF THE PRESS is essential”
fresh as a daisy
Very energetic and healthy
“He's AS FRESH AS A DAISY”
freudian slip
Accidental use of an incorrect word; a revealing slip of the tongue
“That was A FREUDIAN SLIP”
from a to z
Completely; thoroughly
“I know this system FROM A TO Z.”
from dusk til dawn
All day; from evening until morning
“They worked FROM DUSK TIL DAWN”
from pillar to post
From one place to another, in a forced, random way
“Running FROM PILLAR TO POST”
from rags to riches
From poverty to wealth
“She went FROM RAGS TO RICHES”
from scratch
From the beginning; using basic ingredients without any prepared materials
“She made the cake FROM SCRATCH”
from the bottom of my heart
Sincerely and with deep feeling
“FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART”
from the get go
From the very beginning
“I knew it FROM THE GET GO.”
from the horse's mouth
From a reliable source
“I heard it FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH.”
from the word go
From the very beginning
“There were problems FROM THE WORD GO”
front and center
In a prominent position
“Put your ideas FRONT AND CENTER”
full monty
The whole thing; everything possible
“Let's go THE FULL MONTY”
full of baloney
Not true; nonsense; lies
“Don't listen to him - he's FULL OF BALONEY”
full of beans
Lively and energetic; usually for a child
“The kids are FULL OF BEANS today”
full of hot air
Talking without saying anything meaningful
“He's FULL OF HOT AIR”
full of yourself
Arrogant; conceited
“You're SO FULL OF YOURSELF”
full steam ahead
To go quickly or to do something with a lot of energy
“FULL STEAM AHEAD.”
fun and games
Enjoyable activities
“It's all FUN AND GAMES until someone gets hurt”
gain ground
Make progress or advance in a particular area or situation
“The new policy is GAINING GROUND among community leaders”
gala day
A festive celebration
“IT'S A GALA DAY for the company, apparently.”
game of chicken
A conflict situation in which neither side will back down for fear of seeming cowardly
“They're playing a GAME OF CHICKEN with the deadline”
game of two halves
A situation with two contrasting parts
“It was A GAME OF TWO HALVES”
game plan
A strategy or plan
“We need A BETTER GAME PLAN”