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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”