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Fly into
Change emotion quickly
“He FLEW INTO a rage.”
Fob off
Make or persuade someone to accept something
“I FOBBED it OFF Paul.”
Fob off on
Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want
“I FOBBED the work ON the others.”
Fob off onto
Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want
“I FOBBED the fake note ONTO a shopkeeper.”
Fob off with
Make or persuade someone to accept something of lower quality than they wanted
“He FOBBED her OFF WITH some fake gold.”
Focus on
Concentrate
“The report FOCUSES ON the company's weak points.”
Fold up
Make a sheet of paper smaller
“Darren FOLDED UP the letter and put it in an envelope.”
Follow on
Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at
“They were over 200 runs behind and had to FOLLOW ON.”
Follow on from
Be the part of something
“The film FOLLOWS ON from the original.”
Follow through
Do what is necessary to complete something or make it successful
“The project went wrong when the staff failed to FOLLOW THROUGH.”
Fool about
Not be serious
“They were FOOLING ABOUT and wouldn't settle down.”
Fool around
Not be serious
“The teacher was angry because the class were FOOLING AROUND.”
Fool with
Play with something dangerous
“Don't FOOL WITH that- it could explode.”
Forge ahead
Make a lot of progress in a short time
“We've been FORGING AHEAD with the work and should be finished well before the deadline.”
Fork out
Spend money, often when forced to
“I FORKED OUT a hundred euros for a new charger.”
Fork over
Give something to someone when told to do so
“That's not yours- FORK it OVER.”
Freak out
Become very disturbed or angry
“She FREAKED OUT completely when she didn't get the grades to get into university.”
Free up
Make money or time available by not using it elsewhere
“If we get the work done tonight, it will FREE UP the weekend to go away.”
Freeze out
Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment
“After Jim was FROZEN OUT of the case, they hired a new lawyer.”
Freeze over
Become covered with ice (lake, river, pond, etc)
“The winter was very severe and the lake FROZE OVER.”
Freeze up
Be blocked with ice
“The gears had FROZEN UP.”
Freshen up
Wash quickly and improve appearance
“I'm going to the bathroom to FRESHEN UP before they arrive.”
Frighten away
Scare someone so much that they go away
“The noise FRIGHTENED the birds AWAY.”
Frighten off
Scare someone so much that they go away
“The dog FRIGHTENED the burglars OFF.”
Fritter away
Waste time, money or chances
“She FRITTERED her inheritance AWAY.”
Front for
Represent someone, especially when covering illegal or wrongful activities
“The solicitor FRONTS FOR a number of criminal gangs.”
Front off
Confront someone and let them know you are prepared to fight
“The two guys FRONTED each other OFF, but someone managed to calm them down before it got out of hand.”
Front onto
Face (of a building)
“My house FRONTS ONTO the main square.”
Front out
Face up to someone, withstand criticism
“How's she FRONTING OUT after the news?”
Front up
Appear somewhere for a short time
“I hate these occasions, but I'll FRONT UP for the first half.”
Frown on
Disapprove
“He FROWNS ON people making personal calls at work.”
Fuel up
Put petrol or other fuel into a vehicle
“We stopped to FUEL UP before the car ran out.”
Gad about
Visit a lot of different places for pleasure
“I spent the afternoon GADDING ABOUT in the West End.”
Gad around
Visit different places for pleasure
“I spent the afternoon GADDING AROUND looking for some books.”
Gag for
Want something a lot
“I'm GAGGING FOR a drink.”
Gang up
Form a group against something or someone
“They GANGED UP to try to stop the new system.”
Gang up against
Harass, bully (in a group)
“They GANGED UP AGAINST me because I wouldn't accept their ideas.”
Gang up on
Harass, bully
“They GANGED UP ON him because of the way he spoke.”
Gear to
Organise or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc. (Often passive)
“It's not GEARED TO non-specialists.”
Gear towards
Organise or arrange something for a particular purpose, audience, etc
“The project is GEARED TOWARDS older people.”
Gear up
Get ready for a busy period
“The shops are GEARING UP for the New Year sales.”
Gee up
Used to encourage a horse, and sometimes people, to go faster
“Her horse was slow so she told it to GEE UP.”
Geek out
Talk at length about computing
“Henry always GEEKS OUT at parties and bores all the people who don't know much about computers.”
Get about
Visit many places
“I GET ABOUT a lot with my job- last years I visited eleven countries.”
Get above
Behave as if you are better or more important than others
“She's been GETTING ABOVE HERSELF since she got promoted. (This is normally used in progressive forms and followed by a reflexive pronoun, though 'get above your station' is also used.”
Get across
Communicate successfully
“I just couldn't GET my message ACROSS at the meeting.”
Get across to
Be convincing or make a good impression
“How can I GET ACROSS TO my audience?”
Get after
Nag or exhort someone
“You should GET AFTER them to finish the work.”
Get ahead
Progress
“Nowadays, you need IT skills if you want to GET AHEAD.”
Get ahead of
Move in front of
“I work at home in the evening to GET AHEAD OF schedule.”