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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.”
fetch a good price
To 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
“Sometimes you need to FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE.”
fight like cat and dog
Continually arguing with each other
“They FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG”
fight tooth and nail
To fight very hard for something
“She FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL for the promotion”
figure out
To find the solution to a problem
“Can you FIGURE IT OUT?”
fill someone's shoes
To take someone's place and do their job
“Impossible to FILL HER SHOES, frankly.”
fill the bill
To be exactly what is needed
“That should FILL THE BILL”
fill your boots
To take as much as you want; to help yourself generously
“FILL YOUR BOOTS with the buffet food”
find common ground
To find shared interests or opinions
“We need to FIND COMMON GROUND, apparently.”
find your feet
To 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
To be involved in many things
“He has A FINGER IN EVERY PIE”
finger on the pulse
To be aware of the latest developments
“She has HER FINGER ON THE PULSE”