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feel blue

Feel sad or depressed

“I've been FEELING BLUE lately”

feel like a million dollars

Feel extremely healthy, attractive, or happy

“After that shower and good night's sleep, I FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS”

feel your oats

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

“I had A FENDER BENDER on the highway”

fetch a good price

Be sold for a lot of money

“The painting FETCHED A GOOD PRICE”

few and far between

Scarce/rare

“They're FEW AND FAR BETWEEN”

field day

A very enjoyable time; a time of great success

“She had A FIELD DAY”

fifth wheel

A superfluous person

“I felt like A FIFTH WHEEL”

fight fire with fire

Use the same measures that are being used against you

“FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE”

fight like cat and dog

Continually arguing with each other

“They FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG”

fight tooth and nail

Fight very hard for something

“She FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL for the promotion”

figure out

Find the solution to a problem

“Can you FIGURE IT OUT?”

fill someone's shoes

Take someone's place and do their job

“It's hard to FILL HER SHOES after she retired”

fill the bill

Be exactly what is needed

“That should FILL THE BILL”

fill your boots

Take as much as you want; help yourself generously

“FILL YOUR BOOTS with the buffet food”

find common ground

Find shared interests or opinions

“We need to FIND COMMON GROUND”

find your feet

Adjust to a new place or situation

“She's FINDING HER FEET”

fine and dandy

Excellent; satisfactory

“That's FINE AND DANDY”

fine line

A very small difference

“THERE'S A FINE LINE between confidence and arrogance”

fine tuning

Small adjustments to improve something

“The engine needs SOME FINE TUNING”

finger in every pie

Be involved in many things

“He has A FINGER IN EVERY PIE”

finger on the pulse

Be aware of the latest developments

“She has HER FINGER ON THE PULSE”